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Suburban Sweetheart
www.suburbansweetheart.com
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Capitol smarts, Midwestern heart: a small-town Buckeye State blogger reacclimating to a long-coveted life in Ohio after three wonderful years in the District of Columbia
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Quirky Weekend, Lovely Life

Theres nothing quite like a three-day weekend to refresh a slightly downtrodden soul. Nathan had to work overnight on Friday, so I spent the evening drinking PBR in a can & catching up on reading...

14 h ago

Photographic Interlude

I just wanted to be sure you were all privy to this, the best & most expressive photo to ever exist, taken at my friends Jessie & Avis wedding in March:The Facebook conversation about it curr...

1 day ago

My Now-Defunct Little Black Book

I told you guys you could ask me anything (you still can, BTW), & man, you really went for the juicy stuff. At least three people asked me what my dating life was like before Nate, & while I ...

5 days ago

If You See Something, Say Something

My pal Joey & I went geocaching on Friday evening, in search of a cache near my moms house that Nathan & I couldnt locate last summer. This particular cache is in a very public area, right at...

21 may 12

Fame Monster

On my rapidly expiring list of 101 Things to Do in 1,001 Days is "Fly first class." Of course, flying first class is spendy precisely so that riffraff like me cant afford to fly first class, ...

17 may 12

Hit Me With Your Best Shot

I am blatantly thieving an idea from my friend Chaviva of Kvetching Editor. Is it still thieving if I give her credit & admit that its stolen? Its not my fault that I have smart friends with good...

16 may 12

We Become Them

I dont look like anyone in my family; when I was younger, this bothered me a lot. Of course, it didnt help that when I was in elementary school, a friends mother insinuated that I might have been ado...

14 may 12

My Life in Hamburgers

In playing the classic drinking game "Never Have I Ever," my old standby was, "Never have I ever eaten a hamburger." Id sit in smug satisfaction as I watched peoples reactions: "W...

10 may 12

Oh, When the Saints Come Marching In

Who says nothing exciting ever happens in small towns? Sure, I havent ridden the Metro with a chicken here, like I did in D.C., but that doesnt mean I dont see quirky, quaint things every day in down...

03 may 12

The Gay Agenda Revealed!

Always looking for special treatment. And now they get their own MILK, too?!

01 may 12

Jesus Sent Me a Chain Letter

This came in the mail last week:Naturally, I was wary of opening it. I considered tossing it out with the rest of the junk mail, but how could I resist opening such a dramatic envelope? Inside, I fou...

29 apr 12

G-L-A-M-O-R... Eh, Forget It

(Disclaimer: This is not a beauty post, I swear. Bear with me - even you, dude readers.)I get Birchbox & MyGlam every month, & I love them mostly because Im a fariyl lazy individual. Im lazy ...

24 apr 12

The Greatest Invention Youve Never Heard Of

I have a decent memory.  Sometimes. Like, for some things.  OK, in truth, my memory sucks. My friends & family often have to fill in the blanks for me or put events in chronological ord...

22 apr 12

Reunited & it Feels So...

In every young adults life, there is one highly dreaded-slash-anticipated moment. For me, the day has finally arrived: Ive been invited to my 10-year high school reunion.People seem to have really st...

19 apr 12

I Spy a Discrepancy

It seems we disagree on the meaning of "one way."

14 apr 12

Positively Ageless: A Tribute to my Grandmother

My grandma died on Tuesday after a brave go-round with a rare form of lung cancer. She was 82 years old & still full of spunk, even at the end.I keep telling myself that for a woman as on-the-go as s...

13 apr 12

You know youre in an interfaith relationship when...

10 apr 12

Surprise, Surprise: Im All Atwitter

My friend/colleague/former boss emailed me this infographic last week with the subject line "Because I love you." NOT EMBARRASSING AT ALL. Needless to say, I am less than twitterpated with th...

04 apr 12

My Worst Shopping-Alone Nightmare Come True

Weve already established that I like to do things alone: movies, dining, shopping. Ah, yes, shopping. One of my favorite aspects of shopping alone is that Im not beholden to anyone elses time, taste,...

02 apr 12

Problematic Pasta & Successful Second Chances

I like food.I bet you do, too. Maybe not as much as I do, but thats a discussion for another day. Today, I want to tell you about how much I also like writing reviews of my food experience. (I almost...

01 apr 12

Everything Falls Apart & Then I Get to Try to Put It Back Together

Remember the song from the 90s that I got this post title from? Its been stuck in my head for a few days now, & because I havent actually heard it in ages, I thought perhaps it was on mental repe...

30 mar 12

I Kissed a Girl & I Liked It

Sometimes I have crushes on women.I am in a happy, loving relationship with a wonderful, handsome man, & for all intents & purposes, I identify as a straight woman - but Id be lying if I told...

29 mar 12

Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

Life dream: ACCOMPLISHED. Last night, my childhood best friend & I saw our favorite movie of all time come to life on stage. We paid an arm & a leg for our tickets, our transportation, our lo...

27 mar 12

Worlds Prettiest 19-Year-Old

Im in New York, & I was thinking itd be really great to touch Nick Jonas.And then I actually saw Nick Jonas. SoI touched him. With his permission, of course.Im sure he thanks me for not posing like I...

27 mar 12

Talking the Talk at #BBBos

Remember when I told you about Blog Better Boston & the fact that I was invited to be a panelist at a session for beginning bloggers? That just happened. A few hours ago. (Im still at the event, ...

24 mar 12

Travesties of Traveling

I like to think Im a pretty good traveler. Someone else must believe me, too, because Ive been writing travel articles for online magazine Twenties Hacker for a few months now. I took at least one fl...

23 mar 12

On Moving to the Jersey Shore

Remember that time I freaked out really hard about the news that Nathan & I would be moving to New Jersey this summer? Yeah, that still happens from time to time, but for the most part, I am maki...

22 mar 12

Starbucks Can Neither Spell Nor Give Me Coffee

When I approached Starbucks at 5pm today, I was fiending for a latte so badly that I didnt even notice the terrible spelling errors present on the sign on their door; what I DID notice was that the s...

21 mar 12

Seven Degrees of George Clooney

These are my coworkers, hanging out with George Clooney at our office in Washington, D.C.These are my bosses, one of whom is about to be arrested with George Clooney in Washington, D.C.This is me, do...

16 mar 12

Cars, Cats, & Calls for Help

It was a week ago today, & I was leaving a strip mall, Chipotle to-go bag in hand & ready to be consumed. Nathan had deployed that morning, & I was looking forward to eating my feelings m...

15 mar 12

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