Author Archives: jenn

The Story of Road Warrior

Posted on September 7, 2012 by jenn

We have a special companion on our Cross Country Adventure. Her name is Road Warrior. She is a Build-A-Bear that is seeing the sights so that we can send pictures to my Mom’s current Chemo-Patient assignment. What’s a Chemo Patient? … Continue reading →

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Does Hershey REALLY smell like chocolate?

Posted on September 6, 2012 by jenn

We’re safe. We’re having a great time. And yes, Hershey, PA smells like chocolate!

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Who Says You Can’t Go Home?

Posted on September 3, 2012 by jenn

How nice it has been to spend seven whole days in my very first hometown. Where the streets are familiar, and I know the back ways to everything. Where I can start sentences like “hey Casey, when I was little, … Continue reading →

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Congratulations, Mom!

Posted on August 31, 2012 by jenn

If I am a good employee, a hard worker, a loyal and dedicated part of the workforce – it is because of her. Because for 40 years she has worked for the State of Vermont, starting out at the “bottom” … Continue reading →

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Greetings from the Road

Posted on August 30, 2012 by jenn

Well, everyone. We’ve officially hit the road! Last Friday we packed up my trusty Forester and headed for our first stop – Delaware to visit some awesome friends. Then we spent a couple of days in Maine visiting friends, and … Continue reading →

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Best Friends

Posted on August 21, 2012 by jenn

New adventures are exciting. Places, people, and things to explore. But there is something to be said for this. Friends that know you, inside and out. That know your stories, your heart, and who you are. That you can do … Continue reading →

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Float On

Posted on August 13, 2012 by jenn

Who does she think she is? Coming into my home? Telling my Grandmother that I need limits and consequences? Trying to talk to me as if she could ever understand what I’ve been through. She’s a f$%^ing girl, she doesn’t … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Moving Forward

Posted on August 12, 2012 by jenn

Deciding what path to take when you’re in the midst of infertility is sort of like walking into a casino, and pouring $20,000 (or more) into one of four or five slot machines and hoping you picked the right one. … Continue reading →

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Things I Don’t Understand

Posted on August 7, 2012 by jenn

Source: usmagazine.com via Celebrity on Pinterest   We are newly reunited with cable. And therefore newly reunited with “reality TV.” And therefore newly educated on the existence of “Snooki” and the fact that she is having a baby. And we … Continue reading →

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This Little Light of Mine

Posted on July 31, 2012 by jenn

She is little. Too little to know what she knows of the world. The neglect of her parents. The failure of a system that is supposed to protect her. Bruises that have healed from her skin, but remain in her … Continue reading →

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