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an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: life
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I knew December would be nuts (it always is!) but I didn’t anticipate this much news. I feel like I am bursting at the seams with information. I need to go to dinner with my parents and just talk and talk until I am out of stories. But because I can’t do that until we…
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Almost every December, it seems, I get to share details about our next move. When Paul was in med school in Maryland, the hopeful plan was that he'd get assigned to the Naval Hospital in San Diego for his residency. In December 2009, we found out he had earned a spot there for internship. In…
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The best news is the secret is out the of the bag, so now I can say more normal stuff in these posts instead of ignoring the yellow and gray striped elephant in the room. I'm tired but so happy. I've got stuff to do and projects to finish and speadsheets to turn into real…
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SO YAY! That was fun! It's so nice to be able to SHARE out loud. Though I am miserable at secrets so if we spoke in real life or on the phone in the past few weeks, you were already well aware. Thank you, thank you, for sharing in our excitement. We are really excited.…
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These weeks are flying. I got started on my holiday book this week (for me the "Christmas" season starts when Thanksgiving ends) and I am excited to share full photos on the blog next week. I got our house decorated (which really means just a mantle, a new wreath and, of course, the tree). And…
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We had such a nice holiday weekend. Per usual, I didn't get to spend much time with my camera in hand, but I do have a few photos to share. This Thanksgiving didn't have the stress that came with hosting two years ago. Maybe because we had done it before? Maybe because it felt like…
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Happy Wednesday. Our families are coming into town tonight and tomorrow morning to celebrate Thanksgiving. I am so thrilled that we get to host this year and will be signing off the Internet (except my beloved Instagram) for the next few days to prepare and then enjoy my favorite holiday. On my to-do list today…
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I have felt a bit out of sorts the last few weeks. Paul's been out of town training and I have to say, it's been difficult. I mean, two weeks is just two weeks. No big deal. But the hard part is knowing what the two weeks represent – "practice" for another seven month deployment…
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I am posting a photo to instagram of something I am thankful for every day of November. I'm sharing the photos here once a week on Thursdays. It's been a fun (super easy!) challenge. You can play along with the hashtag #thirtydaysofthanksgiving. Happy early Thanksgiving.
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