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Happy Mother's Day to the best mother and grandma that I know
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Super duper belated belated birthday celebration brunch with Lauren at Brown Sugar Kitchen π
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The checkout lady at Safeway gave my mom a whole box of Monolopy pieces just because it's the last day they're giving them out. My mom is gonna have to spend the rest of the day sorting these. Too bad most of these are duplicates of ones we already have
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EBFMC ladies celebrate Vicky at her bridal shower #jvdolphin
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Some of our finds from yesterday, Benitoite and natrolite. Some of us found nice nephrite too! Benitoite is more blue than I this photo, and some of what we found was dull-colored stony Benitoite.
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Happy birthday, Tora! Nine years ago on this day this handsome fella came into my life π»π
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I officially have a job! I signed my papers today for a geology teaching position at a high school in San Lorenzo for the next school year. Hooray!!! πββ Now I just have 6 more weeks of student teaching and classes π
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Dissolving egg shells π³ in vinegar with the 6th graders to learn about selectively permeable cell membranes
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Thanks Lynne for the pink guava Pusheen macarons from @macahhrun @tealyfedrinks πππ
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Snack break with Lynne: earl grey milk tea boba and egg puff
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Dreary afternoons with friends in a cozy cafe reading for pleasure with βοΈπβοΈ
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I PASSED PACT! You guys, you don't know how relieved I am about this. I'm one gigantic step closer to getting my teaching credential!
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Went on a long walk around the neighborhood to clear my mind after getting home from a memorial service and made a friend along the way π½
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What happens when your sister makes pho soup but you forget to buy limes? Lime essential oil to the rescue! I added 3 drops to my bowl of noodles. Tastes so much better with lime!
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Happy birthday, Joanne! Looking forward to more desserts and lots of travel adventures with you
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Sato got lavender (it's soooo purple), I got Highway 17 (rocky road with cashew instead of almonds)
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First game of the season. Go A's! βΎοΈ
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Babysitting a future engineer/architect during my spring break π·ββοΈ
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Happy Easter! π°π£
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I'm probably a little crazy. I made 21 dozen cookies tonight. Chocolate chip πͺ and brown butter snickerdoodle π. My kitchenaid mixer got good use today π©βπ³
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Happy national pet day! This is one of the first photos I took of Tora the day I took him home from @oaklandanimalservices 9 years ago. He was young, smaller, and lighter-colored then. His shelter name? Sydney πΈ #nationalpetday #lynxpoint #siame
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Happy national pet day! ππ»Tora has been my baby and cuddle-buddy since the day I brought him home from @oaklandanimalservices 9 years ago. His shelter name? Sydney πΌ #nationalpetday #lynxpoint #siamese
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Warm lavender tea latte on this cold day to help me be productive with homework, job applications, and catching up on emails βοΈβοΈπ»
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I made chocolate cupcakes and peppermint buttercream frosting from scratch for tonight's family dinner to belatedly celebrate this little princess's birthdayπΈπ! Oh, she ate so much frosting... π
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In the pursuit of an insta-worthy shot of the cupcakes I made for Akari's birthdayππππ, Tora happenedπΌ. By the way, it's good to have my life back. I can go back to being the maker that I am.
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We may have gone a little overboard with buying biscotti from @roxsbiscotti but they're just too good to resist!
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Tora likes croissants π»
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Shiba inu macarons from @tealyfedrinks @macahhrun thanks @smfujikawa for the treats!
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Happy 3rd birthday to my curious, cutie niece, Akari! Auntie Toshi loves you π»!