Tag Archives: Aunt Nancy

No Dice

By justquirky | Published: July 14, 2009
Last week I got a speeding ticket. It was totally my fault. I was speeding. I had no idea I was speeding, but I was. So the girl who drives like a granny was issued a ticket for going 42 in a 35. Boo. That story is pretty much uneventful. In fact, I’m done talking about  it. [...]
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Staycation

By justquirky | Published: June 9, 2009
I am blatantly stealing this phrase from my BlogHer roomie.  It’s time for a staycation. Sleeping in. Hanging out by my pool. Stopping by my parents’ house to check in on them as they prepare for their move. And then hightailing it out of there when their madness gets to be too much. Visiting with [...]
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The Thanksgiving Tree

By justquirky | Published: November 26, 2008
When I was a little girl, my family always traveled to Bowling Green, KY on Thanksgiving. This was an 8-hour trip invovling repeat tape flips of The Muppets Christmas Album. (FIVE GOLD RINGS!) Usually, mischief between my brother and myself would ensue around the six hour mark–Evansville, IN. (“He hit me!” “Shut up, brat!” “Daaad!”)  Inevitably, we would arrive [...]
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Slumber Party

By justquirky | Published: October 10, 2008
A while back I called my Aunt Nancy. It was around 3 in the afternoon. Me: Hey! What are you up to? AN: Oh Hi! I’m at a slumber party? [Aunt Nancy is in her 60s.] Me: A what? AN: A slumber party with my girlfriends. [This part didn't surprise me, but the time of [...]
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