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Lovely rainy day treat of reading, tea, and a bunny sugar cookie. #bunny #sugarcookie #teatime #reading #tea #ipad #rainyday

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Spring has finally sprung #orange #flower #spring2014 #springhassprung #Crocus #gumballs #sweetgumtree #popofcolor #spring

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You never know what you will see #urban #urbanex #philadelphia #philly #destruction #leftover #latergram #lovephilly

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Exciting night at my house tonight #golden #goldenlife #goldenoftheday #goldenretriever #happydog #sleepydog #excitingfridaynight #fridaynight #ohvinnie #sugarface #dog #doglife

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Anything is possible

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Vinnie thought that I should share my water ice with him. #sorrynotsorry #ritas #gelati #saddog #golden #goldenlife #goldenoftheday #goldenretriever #ohvinnie #mangowaterice #waterice #prettyplease #instadogs #instagolden

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I had my 1st Rita's of 2014 last night. #ritas #Gelati #mangowaterice #waterice #custrad #vanilla#yummytreat #yummy #sprinisonitsway

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Looming Deadline

Having a looming deadline is the worst feel. Or at least for me it is the worst feeling, to me it feels very similar to stepping up to the starting line of a race. My first draft of my thesis is due March 31st 2014 and every time someone asks me about it I get this feeling of anxiety about it. I have been putting the work in but I totally could be doing more. If only I could write a little bit…

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Pretty Please my we have some bread #InstaSize #prettyplease #vinnieandolive #dvgrr #golden #goldenlife #goldenretrievers #goldenoftheday #instagoldens #instadogs #dogs #dogsoftheday

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Vinnie's perfect Sunday sitting in his window seat. #vinnie #golden #goldenlife #goldenoftheday #goldenretriever #dog #dvgrr #happydog #watchingtheworldgoby #throughawindow #windowseat #polkadots #window

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The Philadelphia Flower Show 2014 I am sad to say that I was not thrilled with this years show. Don't get me wrong the flowers were stunning but the theme was so so and there was no flower smell.

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This is vinnie's don't go and get ready for the day. Just stay right here and pet my head. #dog #dogsoftheday #bignose #golden #goldenlife #goldenoftheday #goldenretriever #dvgrr #sleepingdog #dontgo #mornings

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Training Week 2

I wish that that I could be training outside in shorts. But sadly mother nature hasn’t been to kind to me. Here is what I have been doing to train this week

Monday: Stretch and Strengthen

Tuesday: 3 Mile Run and Power Yoga 60 min

Wednesday: 90 min Ice Skating

Thursday: 2 mile run and Strength

Friday: Rest

Saturday: 3 mile

Sunday 30 min cross

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Grad School must haves I wish when I was headed off to grad school people wrote more about tips that they had about what they needed for school.

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Vinnie's your going to share with me face. #ohvinnie #pleasecanihaveone #drooling #goldenretriever #golden #goldenoftheday #ilovegoldens #dog #goldenlife #dogsoftheday #instagolden #instadog #wishingandwaiting

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Learning to Ice Skate It has been a long time since I have ice skated and I have never had formal lessons.

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Kensington Philadelphia

I struggle with how to describe Kensington Philadelphia because I have so much to say about a place that I have never lived in but have come to love. I started visiting Kensington in 1998 I was roughly 7 years old and new to the Philadelphia area. My mom had gotten connected with some people who brought food down for the food closet of this little church. Little did we know that this simple…