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For Jennie

Ilinap · August 11, 2011 ·

I can't help but wonder if Tennyson was right. "Tis better to have loved and lost / Than never to have loved at all." To add to the despair I so sharply feel in the wee hours, is the news from a dear friend. A friend whose husband died suddenly of a heart attack, leaving … [Read more...] about For Jennie

Tags: family, friendship, loss, love

Everything I Ever Needed to Know About Life I Learned at BlogHer

Ilinap · August 11, 2010 ·

We are all people, human, fallible yet beautiful. Bloggers are changing the world, one megabyte at a time. We all have bits of faulty wiring and flickering bulbs but we all light up when we smile. We glow when we laugh. Unicorns are more creepy than bedazzling. With … [Read more...] about Everything I Ever Needed to Know About Life I Learned at BlogHer

Tags: blog, BlogHer, community, friendship, fun, motherhood, writing

5:00 Fridays

Ilina · December 24, 2009 ·

I love egg nog. This statement will not be a non sequitor in a moment.Read on.Merry Christmas!Feliz Navidad!Joyeux Noel!Froliche Weinachten!Ho! Ho! Ho!We shared a lovely Christmas Eve by the outdoor fireplace with dear friends (who luckily enough, happen to be our neighbors). The … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays

Tags: 5:00 Fridays, Christmas, friendship, fun, happy hour, neighborhood, party

Getting Down with Pink Gloves

Ilina · November 24, 2009 ·

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEdVfyt-mLw] … [Read more...] about Getting Down with Pink Gloves

Tags: breast cancer, friend, friendship, health, love

5:00 Fridays

Ilina · November 13, 2009 ·

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDt0xIemkS4]When my girlfriends and I get together there's a whole lot of hoopla going on. We can somehow follow six conversations at once, sip wine while getting pedicures, read trashy magazines, gossip, and try on shoes, remark on what … [Read more...] about 5:00 Fridays

Tags: 5:00 Fridays, cocktail, friendship, fun, happy hour, party

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