at least we were warned...

twenty eleven 

wrapped itself up and walked out on us. just like that.

i swear i blinked and she was gone.

poof. nothing now but a few memories.

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for the past ten years i've been saving my spiraled desktop calendars

{yep i still use one}

as they tend to act like my daily diaries

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doctor appointments. lunch outings. visitors. birthday parties. photo shoots. girl get-aways.

weather remarks. travel. meetings. blog notes. dates. flea markets.

everything is documented. for an entire year. 

now times ten.

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i know some of you journal and i wish i could be as diligent as you are, keeping all my notes, thoughts and ideas in a cool moleskin, but i fail miserably every time i try. so for me, this is the next best thing.

every calendar is different in size and color. they stack haphazardly on a shelf in my office.

but they're mine. they're my life. my family's life.

and

now that time seems to be flying by faster then i ever imagined 

and

my memory seems to be a bit weaker then it was just a year ago

they're cherished

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as i type this, we're watching the rose bowl. praying our badgers win.

if they do, just so you know, that will be written in RED in my calendar

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