Twenty-Six and Still Learning

Twenty-Six and Still Learning

Marcus is officially 26 today, which means he’s been alive long enough to master carbonara and graphic design but apparently not long enough to fig...

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The Tiny Dictator Speaks

The Tiny Dictator Speaks

Sophie has discovered the power of words and she’s wielding them like tiny weapons. Her vocabulary has exploded from basic babbling to actual phras...

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The Great Banana Crisis of 2012

The Great Banana Crisis of 2012

So we had an incident at Harris Teeter today. Sophie wanted a banana. Simple enough, right? I gave her a banana from the bunch. WRONG BANANA, appar...

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Our First Christmas as the Hartwells

Our First Christmas as the Hartwells

Merry Christmas from our little family to yours! This morning was everything I hoped our first Christmas as the Hartwells would be - chaotic, magic...

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Some Nights Hit Different

Some Nights Hit Different

I got home from my shift at 7 AM and Marcus was already up with Sophie, trying to convince her that Cheerios belong in her mouth, not on the floor.

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Two Thanksgivings and Still Married

Two Thanksgivings and Still Married

Well, we did it. Our first married Thanksgiving, which apparently means doing double duty at both families’ tables. I think I ate my weight in turk...

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Welcome to The Hartwells

Welcome to The Hartwells

So I did it. After four years of “Elena Unfiltered,” I’m officially changing the name to “The Hartwells.”

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Wife

Wife

It’s been two weeks since the wedding and I keep catching myself staring at my ring. Not in a vain way (okay, maybe a little in a vain way), but in...

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