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Tokidoki and iPhones

This past weekend I treated myself to a weekend get-away of shopping.  I had a great hotel room and just enjoyed the heck out of it.
When I lived in Okinawa a friend of mine was in love with LeSportSac purses.  And not just any LeSportSac purses, but the designer ones.  A regular purse by this [...]

Celebrations!

This past Thursday my youngest daughter left for college.  It’s a bit early, but she needed to meet with an advisor to determine what classes were needed for this next semester.  A good family friend met her at the airport, took her to the university and has generously agreed to letting Chelsea stay with them [...]

Independence Day

To Americans all over the globe, Happy Independence Day!  I wish you joy, health, happiness and safety.
To all service men and women (past, present and future), thank you!

US Memorial Day

Today in the US is Memorial Day – a day to remember all of those brave individuals who gave their life for their country.  It doesn’t matter if we believe the war/conflict was right or wrong — these souls paid the ultimate price for the country they loved.  At 3pm (local time) all across the [...]

Yum

It has been a long time since we have set down to a meal at the table. Normally we make something very light and eat in the living room – usually because the table is full of all sorts of things.
But we decided to celebrate the end of Chelsea’s first year in college so [...]