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	<title>live deep and suck out all the marrow of life</title>
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		<title>a new year of wonder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago, as Dorc and I were walking out of Rite Aid in Elk Grove, I saw one of the most beautiful sunsets I&#8217;d seen in a long time. The sky was splashed in purple and magenta, with orange tones closer to the horizon. When I lived in Sac, there were many evenings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>merry christmas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wishing you all a merry Christmas and a happy 2012! (See more pics at picasaweb.google.com/taffystay)]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taffystay.com/archives/1499</link>
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		<title>miles emerson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If due dates were fool-proof, I should&#8217;ve been in the hospital yesterday giving birth. But, as I&#8217;d hoped, our baby arrived 12 days early. It&#8217;s odd, though, to think that I could&#8217;ve just gone about my normal routine and could still be pregnant &#8211; which is what Matt and several of my co-workers expected. While [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taffystay.com/archives/1495</link>
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		<title>family ties</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With our baby&#8217;s birth approximately four weeks away (possibly sooner; hopefully not later!), the concept of family has been strong on my mind &#8211; what it means, what it looks like in my life, etc. I thought about it even more when my family was planning the celebration for my grandpa&#8217;s 90th birthday at the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taffystay.com/archives/1486</link>
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		<title>book worm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few weeks, I&#8217;ve visited two amazing bookstores. The first was Green Apple in SF&#8217;s Richmond District. I love this place probably more for nostalgic reasons than anything else, but also for its rough charm, creaky floors and handwritten signs. Then there&#8217;s Powell&#8217;s in Portland, an unpretentious monster that claims to be the world&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taffystay.com/archives/1481</link>
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		<title>talented</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend, Matt and I visited one of his college/church friends who is now living in Portland. We checked out an art fair, which seemed more interesting on the website than in person. It was incredibly crowded, and it was a hot day. (Californians, don&#8217;t laugh &#8211; 90 degrees is hot when you live [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taffystay.com/archives/1480</link>
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		<title>follow your wishing heart</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first time we met in person, Matt told me that he wasn&#8217;t romantic. He set my expectations really low, but he&#8217;s managed to surprise me several times. Sometimes I wish he&#8217;d verbalize his emotions more, but over the years, I&#8217;ve learned that he&#8217;s more expressive with his actions than his words.  A few nights [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taffystay.com/archives/1476</link>
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		<title>in your words: melanie p.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My intentions to conduct future blog interviews via Skype or phone were short-lived. The time investment is not something I want to do right now. So I went back to sending out questions via email when it came to my next interviewee, Melanie P. She&#8217;s a fellow Harry Pothead, but also a friend who I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taffystay.com/archives/1470</link>
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		<title>a time to say goodbye</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been an emotional few weeks for me, for a number of reasons, although I&#8217;d like to think that some of it can be blamed on pregnancy hormones. But being emotional isn&#8217;t always a negative thing. In fact, we have a lot to be joyful and thankful about. We are now 20 weeks pregnant and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taffystay.com/archives/1467</link>
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		<title>i&#8217;ll rest somehow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the middle of writing a letter, I gave my hand a break and checked out someone&#8217;s blog, which (as it always happens) leads me down a trail of other blogs, eventually bringing me to the music of Rachel Wagner. Listening to track 11 (Psalm 131) while reading the lyrics brought me to tears. Without [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taffystay.com/archives/1465</link>
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