Camp Vancouver

At least our MPG was kicking ass

nobody@vox.com(Tisha) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:32:35 -0700

We decided somewhat last minute (well, for us) to spend this past weekend down in Portland. Shane’s mom and step-dad had invited us to participate in the Bridge Pedal, a biking event they’ve taken part in the past couple of years. So we loaded ...

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Home away from home

nobody@vox.com(Tisha) — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:32:35 -0700

This weekend, we hosted our first official visitors! My parents flew in to Seattle for Memorial Day and, along with my brother, braved the holiday lines at the border to drive up and see us. It was the first time my dad has been to Vancouver an...

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Still as entertaining as ever

nobody@vox.com(Tisha) — Mon, 26 May 2008 12:16:34 -0700

Excerpt from my conversation with Grandpa this weekend (who chatted with Shane while I was in the bathroom). Grandpa: So, I understand you were just in the toilet. Me: That’s correct. Grandpa: Ah, good for you. Me: Tha...

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The post-furniture update

nobody@vox.com(Tisha) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:16:17 -0700

On Friday of last week, we left town to a Saturday forecast (in both Washington and Vancouver) of 80% chance of rain. I was sure the West Coast was preparing to hit us with a wet, welcoming bitch-slap on moving day. However, we miraculously man...

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And a Chihuahua in my Christmas tree

nobody@vox.com(Tisha) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:31:51 -0800

This month’s banner theme is puppy ornaments! Back in 1992, my grandmother bought me the second in the Hallmark collection Puppy Love. We shared an adoration of our family’s dog, Sugar, and thus I loved that she bought me this gift. From that ...

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And here I thought I hated antiques

nobody@vox.com(Tisha) — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:12:41 -0700

When Shane and I decided to get engaged on Halloween in 2005, we made an explicit agreement that no rings would be involved. Neither of us thought the major investment required in such a purchase was worthwhile; we could both think of a MILLION ...

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Family connection

nobody@vox.com(Tisha) — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:29:54 -0700

On my mom’s side of the family, the boy cousins easily outweigh the girl cousins. (I believe the breakdown in numbers is six to twelve.) So the three of us girl cousins who were closest in age - and regular attendants of the family reunions - ...

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It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a...frog?

nobody@vox.com(Tisha) — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:53:23 -0700

When I was in fifth or sixth grade, my cousin Anna sent me a special birthday gift. It was a mail-order only item, and it arrived at our house in a white, rectangular box of Styrofoam. Within the hollowed-out center, I found a plastic bag fille...

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The post in which I open my blog up for rigorous debate

nobody@vox.com(Tisha) — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:50:33 -0700

“We are all atheists about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.” – Richard Dawkins I’m a bit of a closet atheist, which is to say I’m a bit in-the-closet about it, not that I’m a bit of an ...

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Terrible, horrible, no good, very bad hair day

nobody@vox.com(Tisha) — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 08:27:21 -0700

My mom enjoys telling the story about a perm I got when I was a young girl. I had begged her for WEEKS to let me get my hair done. I envisioned gorgeous, wavy locks cascading down my back; my mom, on the other hand, assumed I meant an actual pe...

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