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Dirty work

Monday, March 22nd, 2010 by gwen

This past weekend was filled with incredibly beautiful weather. Naturally, I spent most of it outside, and a good deal of time working in the dirt. On Saturday afternoon I decided to tackle my new community garden plot that’s just a couple blocks away. I went to check on it back in January or so, when I was notified that it was all mine for the next three years. So, I was aware that it was a bit of a mess.

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No boys allowed

Sunday, March 7th, 2010 by gwen

Last night I hosted a girls night, definitely a great idea on my part. There is nothing better than getting a bunch of girls together in one room to paint nails, play Girl Talk, drink cosmopolitans, snack, gossip, jello-shoot, and watch the ultimate girlie movie (sex & the city). I got an original 1988 version of Girl Talk off Ebay, and it’s exactly as I remember it, zit stickers and all. I think only one person got away without a zit sticker last night. Some classics were “eat a slice of lemon without making a face” FAIL, “sing the star spangled banner without laughing” FAIL, “name on classmate you would like to trade places with” WIN, “pretend you’re in a talent show, and perform your talent for everyone”….. I definitely want to do this again, but am considering making an more grown up insert for the game, to make things a little more interesting.

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