Category Archives: Personal

Sunday Coffee – January 2020 in Review

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Thistle

Let me just start by saying that January began on a wild, explosive note. I actually stayed up to midnight on NYE this year, and just a few minutes before the ball dropped, a sudden and excruciatingly strong migraine hit … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Planniversary

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Thistle

Jason and I celebrated our 20th anniversary back on December 22nd. One of my original goals of 2019 was to do something big to celebrate that anniversary, as we’ve never really done anything big for our anniversaries and it seemed … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Third time’s a charm?

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Thistle

Morrigan starts school tomorrow. On Tuesday, Jason drove him up to Kansas. We were both planning to drive him up together, but then the school required him to come mid-week for a second orientation (first time wasn’t enough?). That, plus … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Ash

Posted on January 12, 2020 by Thistle

If you’ve been following along with Ash’s story on Instagram or Facebook, I apologize for the repeat. Ash is my oldest kitty-baby, at 10 1/2 years old. He came to live with us in early November, 2009, when he was … Continue reading →

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Over the last decade…

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Thistle

I wasn’t going to do this. I’ve had so many wrap-ups and round-ups over the last two weeks…but dammit it’s the end of a decade and my 2010 to 2019 was INSANITY at times, so I’ve just gotta. 2010 When … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – 2019 in Photos

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Thistle

Originally, I didn’t plan to another type of 2019 wrap-up, but in the last hours of 2019, I made a photo array of my top 12 photos of the year. These photos were all taken by me, and I won’t … Continue reading →

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December 2019 in Review

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Thistle

It always feels weird to wrap up December after doing all my 2019 general recaps and bests-of. Still, so much happens in December that I don’t want to skip the monthly round-up. These always make nice memories to look back … Continue reading →

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2020 Goals

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Thistle

Lesson learned from the last five years: If you aren’t really sure who you are as a person, if you have nothing driving you and no longterm place to reach, goals and resolutions become fairly meaningless. You can check them … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – 2019 in Review

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Thistle

This year…didn’t really go as I’d planned/hoped/expected. Pretty much everything my family expected from the year got turned on its head. Not all of it was bad or anything, just different. And really, just so FULL. My extended family added … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Twenty

Posted on December 22, 2019 by Thistle

Years back, Jason gave me a little heart filled with scrolls that listed things he loved about me. It was a Valentine’s gift, and remains one of my favorite gifts to this day. Today is our 20th anniversary, and I’m … Continue reading →

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