It occured to me recently that many friends and acquaintances around my age have very important, exciting dates to look forward to - namely, weddings or pregnancy due dates.
It’s an odd feeling, around all of this, to have my own divorce date now set in stone.
The specifics of my separation and divorce are known to [...]

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My little nephew Henry, who has grown from this tiny little thing, in his Auntie Janie’s arms…

into a happy, joyous bundle of love…

turns one year old today.
It seems like just yesterday I was tweeting about and excitedly announcing his arrival.
But yesterday I was actually at the 140 Characters Conference in NYC with Audrey, where the [...]

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Last night my mom, dad, Audrey and I went out to dinner to celebrate Audrey’s 31st birthday. Yes, her birthday was a week earlier, on May 23, but it fell on Memorial Day weekend, and it was a pretty jam-packed weekend at that, so the birthday dinner was pushed to May 30.
It’s funny that Audrey [...]

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Audrey turned 31 on May 23, and I thought I would share 31 things about my beautiful big sister to celebrate her special day. Some of these things you may already know; others you may not. Enjoy!
1. She knows I’m a day late and a dollar short for everything - including her 31st birthday post [...]

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If I’m walking like I just learned to walk (come to think of it, it’s not a matter of if at all), there’s a good reason for it. My legs took me on a 26.2 jaunt on Sunday from Providence, RI to my hometown of Barrington, RI - and back - for the Cox Providence [...]

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On Friday, January 30 my baby girl, Ryder, turned 7!
I remember celebrating Ryder’s 1st birthday like it was yesterday. I cannot believe how fast these years have gone by.
And I cannot even begin to adequately put into words the love I have for her. My baby. My little girl. My sweetness. My 7-year-old!
Here we [...]

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One thing I love about having a lot of siblings is that it yields a lot of nieces and nephews.
And together we all get to do really fun things.
Four years ago, in 2004, my parents decided to get tickets for all of us - all 15 of us, at that time - to see the [...]

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No matter who wins, I think it’s pretty cool to share my 28th birthday with an election so historic, one that has impassioned the masses.
My second most important vote today? A vote for ice cream cake!

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Tomorrow I will be 28 years old.
To some, that is young. To others, it is old (I know it was to me 10 years ago).
I’ve always tended to look at my age in comparison to others in my family. Not as a good or bad comparison, per se… just as kind of an interesting, anthropological [...]

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Nine years ago, in 1999, Audrey and I headed to New York City for the summer. I had just finished my freshman year of college and was taking a course at NYU. Audrey was going into her senior year of college and interning for The View.
We lived in an NYU dorm, in a suite with [...]

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