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*tap* *tap* ahem...? I've been thinking about writing again. I've been listening to a podcast about writing again and they talk a lot about the importance of blogging. I should fully disclose, however, that this podcast series started back in 2014 when blogging was still a thing. I understand it's evolved a lot in the 12 year hiatus from which I now find myself sleepily waking. Still, they have a point. And I remembered that I actually  did DO have a blog. I found it. It actually let me log in. And what was sitting in my unpublished drafts from 12 years ago is the below that I will now post to the web-world as if a time capsule were being opened before our very eyes. It was incredible to read this after so much time had passed and to realize I still believe every word of this and would WILL still hit 'publish' today. I don't even know why I didn't publish it in the first place. Quick Facts: What has changed since then? This article was written pre-child-hav
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fun at Wal-Mart

foot warmers with dog heads, $3.00 clearance required safety warning, absolutely priceless

I've waited my whole life to say this

This is the year I plan my wedding :) August 8th, 2009 219 days... and counting!

St. Louis in the palm of our hands...

not that big... Originally uploaded by Emily Ramsey Highlights from our trip to St. Louis: Nancy Magellan - our personal GPS navigational instructor. Driving into St. Louis for the first time and seeing the Arch in the distance The Gateway Arch, baby!! Riding the pod to the top of the arch Lacledes Landing Our waitress at Pujols 5 who refers all her customers to Ozzie's for darts, even though the restaurant she works at also has darts. Ted Drewes frozen custard Lemp Mansion (not really haunted, but the wait staff might be a little posessed) The Hill! (Cunetto House of Pasta & Ragazzi's) Page Boulevard... what? Driving all over St. Louis Driving the entire distance of the state of MO from St. Louis to KC Seeing 40 states on license plates along the way (including Hawaii & Alaska) Watching the Red Sox embarass the hometeam Royals. Booyah! Gates BBQ Not knowing how to order anything at Gates BBQ Union Station Mud Pie at the Landing...was that chocolate ice cream? Looking
I logged on to Blogger this morning to see if this thing was still here. I am surprised to find that not only do I remember my password, but my password remembers me. So how was everyone's Fourth of July yesterday? Mine was a little piece of perfect. We got up early (earlier than I get up for work, and on my extra day off!!) and skipped over to the Maryland Farms YMCA to join about 1300+ runners at the Cadillac Firecracker 5k. It was so fun! I haven't run a 5k in about 6 years. I enjoyed this one being on July 4th... we started with a prayer and the National Anthem, and then we were off! My time?? Embarrassing by most runner's standards and experience, but I was happy that I ran the whole thing without stopping in 30 minutes. For lunch we grilled tilapia, swordfish, chicken, burgers, etc... Then after an hour and half nap (I needed it after getting up at 5:38 and running), we took in a Sounds game. I haven't been to one of those in a couple of years either. This seemed