Wedding Planning: Choosing a Destination/Venue

The wedding planning is officially underway! A couple months following our engagement and we have a date (September 2013), a photographer (Linczak Photography) and now a venue! The date and photographer were fairly easy-- the date was basically determined by the availability of the top three items of importance to us-- venue, photographer and band. We …

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Travel for Work: New York City

As I mentioned last month, I was able to sneak in a great professional development opportunity at work before our fiscal year is up in a couple months. My boss found a great conference, hosted by Ragan Communications, that focused on media relations, crisis communications and social media. The conference was good—I tweeted throughout (see …

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Cleveland International Film Festival

My friend got me to attend the Cleveland International Film Festival a couple years ago, and I've been hooked ever since! The first year we went, it took a little getting used to. We didn't know where to go, we didn't understand how the vouchers/passes/tickets worked, we didn't figure out how to line up for …

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St. Patty’s Day in Northeast Ohio

We had the most outrageously beautiful weather in Northeast Ohio this weekend, which was perfect for our St. Patty's Day/weekend events! The fiance was in Delaware all week for work, so I was non-stop running errands, prepping the house, outlining food plans and cleaning. I was exhausted driving home from work Friday afternoon, but it …

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New York, New York

Flight is booked, hotel is scheduled and conference is registered; it's safe to say we're heading to NYC! My boss puts a priority on our team attending professional development activities throughout the year, including one bigger trip if the topic makes sense. She encouraged me to look into the 3rd Annual PR and Media Relations …

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Literary Travels: The Good Daughter

I borrowed The Good Daughter from a friend and with her recommendation, and I was not disappointed. Given everything going on in my life right now, it took a little longer than usual for me to get through it, but that's a reflection of my availability and has nothing to do with the book's ability …

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A Journey With A Happy Ending

I am engaged. I am engaged. I, Heather Bing, am engaged to the boy I’ve always loved; who I cannot imagine my life without. Once Upon A Time… There once was a girl who dreamed of falling in love. In preschool, she asked every girl in her class if they liked the boy in class …

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