Went to my cousin’s wedding reception this weekend. (Just the reception, she actually got married in Hawaii the week before.) Very nice reception. Great food. Good atmosphere. Awesome wedding cake (almond and other flavored layers with raspberry glaze). And lots of relatives there. Lots and lots of cousins. Seriously, like 30 of them. I never know whether to hug people or →

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Romance writers sometimes get accused of writing about unrealistic men. Of making up guys who do and say things no mortal man ever would. I frequently accuse my significant other of crushing romance under his shoe like a bug. And then, he goes and does something totally sweet and unexpected. On Saturday, he surprised me with a silver necklace in →

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If you haven’t heard, there was a horrible tragedy at Virginia Tech today, as a gunman killed over 20 people. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Va., a college town about three hours away from where I live. It’s scary that something like this could happen — anywhere – but especially this close to home. Let’s take a minute to say a prayer →

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Last week, I blogged about trying to decide whether to drive or fly to RWA Nationals in Dallas this summer. I’ve pretty much decided to rent a car and drive. Yeah, yeah, I know. I’m a big fat chicken because I’m nervous about flying. But honestly, flying just seems like a big hassle. And it would take me almost as →

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