Wedding Planning: Setting Up a Honeymoon Registry

I did a lot of online research before deciding to set up a honeymoon registry. I read so many reviews and comments and articles about how a honeymoon registry is just a mildly less tacky way of outright asking for money. That it makes an assumption (as do all registries) that people will buy you …

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My Last St. Patty’s as a Single Lady

The fiance and I have been hosting St. Patty's Day gatherings for several years. Unfortunately the year of the move in (and move again, and move again) was a break in the annual festivities, but we've gotten back on track. I mislabeled this year as our 'third' annual gathering but it was actually our fourth. …

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Wedding Planning: Choosing a Honeymoon Destination(s)

Planning our honeymoon has been the most exciting and terrifying part of the wedding planning so far. I want the trip to be brilliant, and I really want the fiance to have a great time because he has traveled less, at least in Europe, and so has fewer expectations, which he tells me is a …

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A Capitol Idea: Heading to D.C.

I'm very fortunate that my employer encourages me to attend at least one large-scale professional development conference each year, and I'm excited to have officially booked my attendance at the 2013 PRSA Counselors to Higher Education Senior Summit in Washington, D.C. this April. Last year I went to a Ragan Communications Summit in NYC, and …

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Resolutions Down, Happiness Up!

Since we're a couple weeks into the New Year I decided to take initial stock of how I'm doing with my resolutions. In every day life, if I don't start off on the right foot, I sometimes have difficulty getting myself pumped up to get back on track. Hence my affinity for doing things correctly …

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An Adventure to Remember

A year ago today, I caught a glimpse of how I had always envisioned my life unfolding, and my happiness knew no limits. I wrote a special post that detailed the love story of two kids who became two adults who finally realized they were soul mates. A year ago today, I realized that sometimes dreams do …

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New Year, New Adventures in 2013

Just before New Year's Eve I read a very tough and inspirational post on cracked.com (I know), and it really set the tone for my thoughtful creation of some 2013 New Year's resolutions that will be challenging but achievable. The post, Six Harsh Truths That Will Make You a Better Person by David Wong, has …

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