We hosted another successful St. Patty's Day weekend at our home this year, despite the cold weather. It's impossible to believe that just a couple of years ago we were sweating to death watching the St. Patty's Day parade in Cleveland. We had about 30 people between the ages of four and ninety-two eating, drinking …
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Fewer Resolutions, Continued Success in 2014
I completed all of my 2013 New Year's Resolutions. I've never been able to do that, but I think I made them flexible and reasonable, and I definitely held myself accountable by writing about them here. Thanks to the diversity of things I chose--many to improve myself, such as enrolling in a master's degree program, …
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2013 Travel Recap
Each year I try to recap the places I've been. I didn't start my blog until 2009 (years prior to 2009 involved lots of travel so I don't know how I would have recapped all of that!) and the trips have been reasonable--both domestic and international, and some not so far from home. Although I …
The Beginning of a New Adventure
I finally got to marry my best friend--the boy I've loved for more than 15 years. I thought, instead of trying to put all my feelings into words again and again, I would share the words I put together for our wedding ceremony. There was stress and craziness leading up to our big day, but …
My First 5K
I never thought I would say this, but I ran a 5k AND I ran it in 33:14. For a girl who, until this summer, had never in her life run more than one mile at any given time, this was quite a feat. Two things were paramount to my success. First, my fiance, who …
Local Adventure: Geneva-on-the-Lake
We haven't been doing much or going anywhere since we're really getting close to the wedding, but I did get to sneak in a local adventure thanks to my bachelorette party! My amazing maid of honor/officiant/friend planned a wonderful weekend at Geneva-on-the-Lake, which is about an hour from us up on Lake Erie. I had …
‘Around the World’ Birthday Theme
What could be better than a BFF telling you to plan a night out for her birthday? Not much if you're like me: into food in love with trying new places in dire need of an excuse to actually go out on a Saturday night (wedding planning has been great for my savings account, not …
Heather's Compass 