1. Take me to my city by the Bay

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    April 27, 2011 by 8junebugs

    Dear Train, I owe you a big wet kiss for this one. Love, Jen P.S. This would have been the …
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  2. Porktown, CA

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    April 20, 2011 by 8junebugs

    The last time I went grocery shopping, “steak/pork…no, we’d really prefer steak” was on the list. And we were craaaaving …
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  3. Everybody loves Rodney

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    April 8, 2011 by 8junebugs

    You guys remember Rodney, right? Cute little West Highland Terrier, package deal with the boyfriend? He’s having a grand old …
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  4. Hi! I’m in Oakland!

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    March 26, 2011 by 8junebugs

    Okay, I’ve been here nearly a week, but plans changed a little bit over the course of our four-day cross-country …
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  5. My last casual Friday for a while

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    March 11, 2011 by 8junebugs

    In 1999, I left a pretty sweet admin gig at United Parcel Service in California to move back to Vermont, …
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  6. Check, check, check

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    March 7, 2011 by 8junebugs

    How to prepare for a new home, phase, adventure: Sign up for the neighborhood newsletter. (Check!) Like the neighborhood on …
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  7. The Allegro

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    February 28, 2011 by 8junebugs

    Come March 21, we’re officially Oakland residents. *** Our first morning in California, Bean called me to say, “Hello! Welcome! …
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  8. My heart is like an open highway

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    February 21, 2011 by 8junebugs

    Well. It’s really not. That’s from Bon Jovi’s “It’s My Life,” which is a moving but otherwise completely un-self-aware choice …
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  9. Life List #45: Move back to Northern California

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    February 14, 2011 by 8junebugs

    In January, I marked as “in progress” item 45 on my Life List and began actively planning my move back to …
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  10. Side benefit of being greenish

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    February 7, 2011 by 8junebugs

    Unanticipated use of hummus container washed out for reuse: As a replacement hummus container for the BRAND NEW tub of …
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