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Cruisey

Posted on January 13, 2012 by la_florecita

I’ve never wanted to go on a cruise. I’ve backpacked through Europe on my own and developed a distaste for people who travel with tour groups or had set schedules. I thought cruises were for lazy Americans who were too … Continue reading →

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Birthday Notes

Posted on November 15, 2011 by la_florecita

1. I realized this weekend that on my birthday, date + month + 2-digit year will always = my age. So while 11+11+11=33 is pretty fucking fantastic, it was pretty fucking fantastic last year, too when 11+11+10 equaled 32. And … Continue reading →

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It’s My Party

Posted on November 10, 2011 by la_florecita

One day when I was 9 or so, my great-grandma (Nannie) called me to tell me that she’d just figured out that on 11-11-11 I would be 11×3. I thought it was cool and stuff but 2011 sounded really far … Continue reading →

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Sorry, no beige.

Posted on October 5, 2011 by la_florecita

I have to blog this now before I read any more super awesome tributes/articles and I decide I’m not worthy to add to the remembrance. You know how there are bumper stickers and t-shirts that say, “I’m not from Texas … Continue reading →

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Ale

Posted on October 1, 2011 by la_florecita

Dave’s youngest aunt had been sick and in and out of the hospital for years. She also suffered from fairly serious epilepsy and had just been in a fragile state for quite some time. In August, she threw in the … Continue reading →

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What to expect

Posted on August 25, 2011 by la_florecita

If you’ve been paying attention you know we stopped using birth control a few months ago and are open to starting a family. This month is the first cycle that I’ve been late and actually had to face the thoughts … Continue reading →

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So basically, we’re not naming our daughter Brooklyn

Posted on July 21, 2011 by la_florecita

As I sit here with cramps and my heating pad, on my 7th Aleve, after 4 months of “trying,” I really feel like I’ve wasted a lot of money on birth control pills and condoms these past 5 years. [FYI … Continue reading →

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The Social Network

Posted on June 6, 2011 by la_florecita

There’s a restaurant in my ‘hood that I drive by at least twice a day. The outside is stucco and hand painted with red and yellow triangles and it’s only open for lunch. It looks sketchy at best. I’d gone … Continue reading →

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[UPDATED] Working Retail

Posted on May 12, 2011 by la_florecita

A few weeks ago when I was having a cranky day I mentioned that I hate the holidays. And my sister in law commented that maybe I could find aspects of them that I love. And it made me think … Continue reading →

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Baby Making Update

Posted on May 11, 2011 by la_florecita

Two months ago I wrote about the app I’m using to track my charts. (Read that biology lesson or else this will be super confusing. Or skip this post if you want to keep thinking the female body is a … Continue reading →

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