Tag: spring
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Spring Break – To Be Avoided?
Spring break is coming up for most Americans this month or next. Sometimes known as Easter Break, this annual tradition gives students and their overworked teachers a break from each other. For the rest of us, we scramble to find care for our children and stumble into our jobs. And others of us are lucky…
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Spring Foods from Around the World
Have you noticed how with each season come certain holidays and with said holidays comes certain food? Naturally, this is not purely American (though we tend to take it above and beyond). Other countries in the world celebrate holidays in their own way and with certain dishes. Here are some of my favorite spring treats.…
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Spring Break—Better!
I used to dream of taking Spring Break to some wild party in Florida or the Caribbean, with muscular college boys and an age 18 drinking age. Then I went to said parties in college and I realized, this is not fun. It’s not fun because it’s a constant drink-vomit-drink-make bad choices- drink…..you get my…
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Spring Cleaning- Travel Edition
Ahhhhhhhhh We can finally open the windows after months of cold and misery. In Colorado, this may be short lived, as more snow is on the way. Yet these warm bursts of sun and fresh air sure make everyone ready to clear out some dust. This includes trying to clean off and out old luggage…
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Spring Wanderlust
It is usually around the first of March that I begin getting antsy to get away again. I have usually been stuck at home for a few months; there are events with my stepdaughter and family, girl scouts and other obligations that have us running around Fort Collins like we’re in a marathon. By March…