Lisa

  • Pinterest bridal shower crafts

    This weekend, I was up at the parentals’ house getting stuff ready for Leslie’s shower. Aside from a handful of things to buy, all we have left to do is make the food. Two of my favorite ideas for the shower were from Pinterest. The first was a door decoration. I’m using hydrangas (her wedding…

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  • Sunday Social: sweet summertime

     1. What is your best summer memory as a kid?We went on road trips every year. One year, we visited Dinosaur National Monument and Arches National Park. I also loved the annual Fourth of July concert and fireworks at Centennial Park in Colorado. 2. What is your favorite summer drink?Anything fruity and alcoholic. 3….

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  • Influenster Vox Box: the $50 razor

    Have any of y’all ever not shaved your legs before going out in order to keep your self behaved? That plan once backfired for Robin Scherbatsky. Yes, I’m referencing a TV character. She didn’t want to take things too quickly with her date, so she didn’t shave. The date turned out to be a stud heart…

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  • Binge-watching for rookies

    One side effect of deployment is the need to fill lots of hours each week. Even though I’m working a fair amount (for my job), I still have plenty of time with nothing to do. I do read, but lately I’ve been on a Netflix binge. Lucky for you, I’ve created a quick start guide…

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  • Step away from the pizza

    Or, taking back control. I think most people reach a point in the lives where they feel completely out of control. For lots of us military wives, that lack of control normally connects to our husbands’ jobs. We can’t stop them from going to the field, on TDY, or deploying. Trust me, if we could, we would. I…

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  • On your medical school graduation

    Dear 17 year old Lisa,    It’s that time. Graduation season 2014. Right now, you’re probably envisioning us (you, me?) walking across the stage at Johns Hopkins or as part of Virginia Tech’s first allopathic graduating class getting a diploma and a hood on your way to becoming a pediatric pulmonologist. Well, sit down…

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