With 2018 having drawn to a close, it's time for the Year In Review Survey. I pulled this off a Xanga back in 2005 and have filled it in every since. Here goes... 1. What did you do in 2018 that you'd never done before? Moved into my own place that HAS A DISHWASHER! Drank alcohol at a Disney park, picked apples from...

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I've never considered Thanksgiving to be a big holiday for me because traditionally my family volunteers all day. And I mean all day. Our big feast is on a random day the weekend following the big day. This means watching football and eating chips and dip while Dad hangs in the kitchen for a few hours. I never considered Thanksgiving to be my...

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Due to unforeseen events, Sharaya and I ended up spending a full day exploring the glorious city of New Orleans. Because we are who we are, we went full glam. There's truly no other explanation other than "we were together". One of the most important things about travelling with people is making sure you travel the same. Some people are up bright early...

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About a year ago my boyfriend got me into riding bikes again - something I haven't done since Nixon was in office. Hugging the Delaware River is a canal path that runs up and down the Pennsylvania and New Jersey coast. When we want to go for a decent ride, this is where we go. It is beautiful, peaceful, and smooth. It has...

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It's finally time for my Girls Trip to New Orleans to experience Voodoo Festival with my sister! It's been just over three years since my last festival experience so I am very excited. My favorite band is playing, its Halloween themed and it's in Louisiana! One of the few states I have yet to visit! Being as it's over a thousand miles away,...

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Well folks it's the middle of October but I can finally say I've been ticking off things on my Autumn Bucket List!  Last weekend, Peter & I took a drive to a local apple orchard, Solebury Orchards. To be honest, I had never heard of them before, but let's be real Bucks County is full of these gems. It was off the main...

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Summer is trying to stick around a bit here in the Mid Atlantic I mean Northeast PHILLY. Summer is trying to stick around here in Philadelphia with temps staying in the 80s and the rain of the summer finally subsiding. My love of Autumn won't be squandered, though. Now that it's officially October and PSLs have been out for over a month! So,...

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Since I was a child, I have been in love with Southern California - and really, who isn't? You can take LA with its smog and glamour. Give me a nice warm day in Mission Valley, with a hole-in-the-wall Mexican joint and freeway car fires. We only got to spend two days in sunny San Diego this year, and I'm so thankful one...

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When the rain is blowing in your face& the whole world is on your caseI would offer you a warm embraceto make you feel my love. ✧✧✧ People ask me when I started working with kids, and I find myself hard pressed to answer that question. I grew up with a mom that ran the childcare department of our church, and began volunteering...

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Lately I've been motivated to get out and try new things. The weather has been topsy turvy, with one day experiencing torrential downpours and the next a cloudless summer dream. This weekend was two full days of the latter, and I couldn't wait to get outside and explore it.  Right near my house is the great Tyler State Park. I regularly visit the...

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I was under the impression that the longer I lived on the East Coast, the fewer differences I would notice between the West Coast and this one. There were some obvious culture shocks when I first moved here, like how much people consume alcohol, and how close everything is. As time goes on I'm finding there are some parts of the West Coast...

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