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Sunday snapshots

-enjoyed iced coffee mid morning -rode my bike to the market and then to the beach -hung out at Katy's beach cafe for more coffee..... -and a peach blender smoothie..... -and my favorite artichoke...

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Sipping cherry lemonade in the shade

Yesterday was spent strolling the swap meet with the husband, Kristen, and Colin. It was a warm, breezy, bright day, perfect for sipping cherry lemonade in the shade of a greasy donut truck. I was...

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Reorganizing my life

Reorganizing. I'm always reorganizing my home, my stuff and my life. I started this process once again two weekends ago with the realization that I will be right back here where I started. I...

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Sunday brunch

Resumed the monthly Sunday brunching this past Mothers Day. I've been feeling guilty lately for being so busy with work and school, two things which would certainly be acceptable excuses for...

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Lately, my husband and I have been talking about our plans when we leave the military. I once dreamed of opening my own little hole-in-the-wall coffee shop, and then through blogging, I've wondered...

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It's been awhile

I pulled this photo out from a month or so ago. I had reworn this top again just because I haven't worn it in awhile. It happens to be quite versatile, but I just never really knew it. I also never...

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Tasting at Helms

This past Friday I worked a fundraising event at the Padres game serving beer for beer fest and had the pleasure of meeting the co-founders of Helms Brewery, who happen to have past connections to...

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I enjoy these days as if they were my last

I couldn't wait to steal an hour at the beach this last Sunday. I promised myself that I'd go more often this year, especially since it is only a few minutes from my house. There is a lot of...

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Poetry corner: My Existence

I try to find depth to my existence but I only find an empty rice bowl handed down by exotic civilizations past.

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I ate until I could eat no more

Spent this last Saturday in creative mode, catching up on blog reading, journaling, and editing some photos. The night before was rough since we stayed out late downtown after the baseball game...

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On the run again

I've been on the run again trying to keep my legs fresh for our semiannual physical readiness test. Unlike my former long distance runs, these physical readiness tests are for speed, not endurance,...

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We ate and drank to our hearts' content

The husband and I aren't regulars together in the Gaslamp, but when we go there, it's usually with the plan of "going big". Last Saturday, we spent a few hours at one of his favorite stamping...

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Beer and stuff

I think I've given away half of my closet, although this dress managed to get saved. It's a piece that I pretty much wear with anything and has some wiggle room, if you know what I mean. I also...

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A photo journal

I've been working ever so slowly on my photo journals. I love the idea of a diary, art book, and photo album all in one. It leaves endless possibilities, and I am one to gravitate towards things...

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Cheating with Mr. Olympus

I've been cheating with Mr. Olympus (Pen, EP-3 type) and contemplating the every day things that make this life worthwhile. With all the ugliness in the world, it helps to be able to step outside...

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Worn and reworn again

I wore this skirt several times last month. I may have worn a different top and different shoes and carried a different purse, but I rewore the skirt....just because. Maybe it was sheer laziness....

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Life is crazy

Life is crazy right now, so I've been stealing a few moments here and there to "get away".

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Life from my phone

Life without my secondhand dslr has been a little liberating. Now I capture what I can only whenever the timing is right. I'm not delaying a moment from unfolding just so I can take a picture....

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A Sunday picnic

A day in the park alone with my husband. Moments like these are rare and fleeting. We're always around other people, doing things required of Sailors like going away, being homeowners and grown-ups...

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Following my heart

Following my heart as a young girl didn't always turn out to be a wise choice, especially at first. Of course, I'm not a little girl anymore, and I've had some time to mull over the choices I have...

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A woman's history

It was Woman's History Month in March, and I was asked to speak about my own struggles in the military for a small observance we had at the end of last month. I joined the Navy during a time when...

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Menswear inspired

Loose-fitting. Tomboy-ish. A shirt that's too big, and feels like it might be my husband's. Might be against the rules, but I wear it nonetheless. It was perfect for dressing like the grown-up I...

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Breakfast music

I like to take my time cooking breakfast on the weekends. It's a comforting, yet simple ritual that I have come to look forward to, much more than sleeping in and letting the morning hours waste...

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Things that suck

Connecting the dots. Ugh. ♠ baby hairs and blemishes ♠ trying to pop a zit and making it look worse ♠ trying to hide zits with makeup and making them look worse ♠ extra baggage, the under-eye kind...

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Taking a step back

I'm taking a proverbial step back and looking at what my blog was becoming. And since I've admitted that I don't know what I'm doing (here), I can say that I didn't, or even don't, know what this...

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Pictures from my phone

Is my life that much like everybody else's? Everywhere I look it seems like I am seeing the same pictures. There was a point that I felt disconnected from the real world because I felt like people...

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The little things

I can't seem to stop wearing this dark navy blazer. Maybe it's because I know that the warm weather will come far too soon, and I won't be able to wear it as much anymore. Maybe it's because I...

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Dear Diary

Sometimes I feel like the husband and I should be baking cookies together in the kitchen, taking long walks together on the beach by the bay, or "making things out of clay" (Happy Gilmore...

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Poetry corner: Daddy

Daddy, I put you in a place where seraphs fly, where little girls make your their hero, beneath the apricot tree I use to love to pull from and taste of the delicious pulp of the childhood you...

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Sunday snapshots

Sipping cherry lemonade in the shade

Reorganizing my life

Sunday brunch

Speaking of dreams

It's been awhile

Tasting at Helms

I enjoy these days as if they were my last

Poetry corner: My Existence

I ate until I could eat no more

On the run again

We ate and drank to our hearts' content

Beer and stuff

A photo journal

Cheating with Mr. Olympus

Worn and reworn again

Life is crazy

Life from my phone

A Sunday picnic

Following my heart

A woman's history

Menswear inspired

Breakfast music

Things that suck

Taking a step back

Pictures from my phone

The little things

Dear Diary

Poetry corner: Daddy

Iraq: the beginning of us

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