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Wupatki National Monument
It’s high time I invited you to my favorite place in the world (outside of Sint Maarten, of course). If you’ve ever spent a significant amount of time in Arizona, you know that Great State Forty-Eight has a lot to offer in the way of hidden roadside treasures. My absolute favorite is Wupatki National Monument.…
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Guest on a Podcast!
I’ve been busy… mostly writing, but also working a couple of part-time jobs, being Mommy, and trying to get some DIY projects done around the house. There is currently an old front door sitting on my porch, halfway to becoming a new headboard for our bed. One recent exciting event was getting interviewed on the…
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Fried Prickly Pear Cactus
So, I got heat stroke yesterday. And it was more frightening than the time I almost wrecked myself on sharp rocks while surfing. A word to the wise: the elements generally win. So, what was I doing to incur the wrath of the Arizona sun? I was spending an hour and a half cleaning up…
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Home Sweet Home
There’s no place like home. Especially when you know you’ll get to call it home for a while. Ben and I celebrated our fifth anniversary a week ago! We realized that we’ve experienced a lot in our half-decade of marriage. Most notably, we survived Ben’s med school journey. I also survived my master’s program. We…
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Goodbye, Med School!
“I am going to burn my white coat.” That was Ben’s half-joking answer to my question about his plans for his short white coat, the daily uniform of med students that distinguishes them from long-coat-wearing doctors. I was thinking of making a shadowbox, but OK. The fact that we were even having that conversation means…
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Hart Park in Bakersfield
Aside from Kito nearly killing herself by running in front of a speeding dirt bike, our favorite moments have lately been spent in the rolling hills of Hart Park. Hart Park is a glorious web of hiking and biking trails that climb high into the hills above the outskirts of Bakersfield, overlooking not only stately…