{ birthday }  As of Sunday, I am officially a twenty-five year old.  Funnel & I went to Massillon for the weekend to celebrate my birthday and my dad’s birthday.  Jon & Heather came home and on Saturday night we all went out for dinner with my aunt, uncle, and my cousins and their husbands.    Other activities included [...]

I will be in Massillon for the next couple of days for my Grandpa Bob’s funeral ((who I wrote about a few blog entries ago)).  He died at the end of last week, after a long bout with Alzheimer’s.  He was a really well-known guy in Massillon.  His passing made the front page of one of the [...]

This past weekend, I went to visit my parents in Massillon and they are in the process of going through all of my Grandpa Bob’s stuff (he is in a nursing home now). 
Grandpa Bob was a dentist, and his hobby was carving circus figures with this dental tools.  Over a fifty-year time period, he carved [...]

This morning I encountered a little Woollybear Caterpillar.  I don’t really like bugs, but these little guys are so cute. 

I vaguely remember my parents taking Jon and I to a Woollybear Caterpillar Festival when we were younger.  I googled it and found out it takes place in Vermilion ((near Cleveland)) every October.  I can understand [...]

I am excited to vote in the Ohio primaries tomorrow. This is horrible, but the last (and only other) time I voted was at the presidential elections in 2004, and I voted absentee, so I’ve never had the experience of actually going to a polling location and voting. I hope they have those little “I [...]

I went home to Massillon this weekend, and as usual, took tons of photos of the dogs. I don’t think I’ve ever written about how they came to be a part of the family, so I thought I would share their story.
We got Gracie in March of my freshman year of college (2003), along [...]

My cousin’s wedding (and the rest of the weekend..)

You can view the rest of my photos here.

My honey was here this weekend.
We picked out sheets and placemats and skillets
and tuxedos for the guys
and we tried on bands.
We also started counseling at RiverTree
and they told us what we already suspected -
that we go pretty darn good together.
Gosh. October is coming soon.
Our weekends might be a little like this from now on
((wedding things))
which [...]

In a couple of days, I will be moving back to Massillon.
Massillon is not as bad as I usually make it sound.
In fact, I kind of like Massillon. Sometimes.
I like it because I can bike for miles and miles and miles without stopping for intersections.
I like the summer music concerts downtown, where I can count [...]

It is Easter and it’s been quite a weekend. I have experienced the spectrum of emotions… suprised, frustrated, discouraged, loved, amazed, embarressed, humbled, helpless, hopeful. But at this very second, I feel happy.
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This song. It’s so perfect for this weekend and everything I’ve felt. The way you picked me back up.

You woke [...]