My first shopping excursions in France were a nightmare. A friend taught me some tricks.
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Here they are — my five older brothers. This new year I will share some funny stories about how we had fun, how they tortured me and what I learned from this wonderous group of men I grew up with. Story one...Joel spit on me.
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Travel, adventure and change is something that is part of my life. The thing that I cannot shake and I have choosen to embrace; I was raised as a Mormon girl in Utah.
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Last year I exhausted myself shopping. I asked my Mom for some advice. She gave it with a story and I remembered something I had forgotten.
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Sitting in a bus I met one of my dearest friends. She didn't like me at first and I didn't like her after that encounter. If you read this you will understand why and why it is so important to try, try again.
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My sister's first Christmas in a family she understood quickly that she too could make a wish; she made her wish....
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I will not hide it...it was a complete fail. I decided to make a Cheese Fondue for the strangest reason. At age nineteen you can be clueless luckily no one remembers.
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You don't want to know how much I spend on a tree or the size of it. I got my Christmas tree craze from my Mom. This year I am at it again....my tree is picked and in two weeks will go up. Creating traditions is part of the fun of raising kids and the season.
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Young, in love and full of adventure. That was me at age nineteen but still....I missed those colorful lights that Germans found Kitsch, my siblings, the laughter and the way we did things at home....
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You need ideas on how to make Christmas special on little funds...ask my Mom. Eleven kids and she made it as magical every time.
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These kids were sharing the joy on that Thanksgiving day. They felt the energy their parents were feeling. Thanksgiving with friends when abroad.
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