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Why I Love my Phone for Photos

I love my phone.

I probably love it more than my DSLR camera (gasp).

In it lies the gateway to my Twitter feed, Facebook, Stumble Upon account, and Google Reader just to name a few.

For someone who commutes by train 1.5 hours ever day,  you can see how a girl can get an unhealthy attachment.

She’s not an Iphone… [...]

The Blizzard of 2011

Today I learned be careful what you wish for…

But remain thankful for what you have.

So…

Snow!!!

Our house is a 2 story!

No just kidding.   But all in all we got about 20 inches.

With the winds we got some wonderful drifts.

I’m talking waist deep,

And yes that meant major shoveling,

But also time for fun too,

Yes, I fell down [...]