Say Goodnight, Gracie.

I love this novel. In the 7th grade, I somehow managed to get into the accelerate reading program. My teacher, Mrs. Graf, loaned me her copy of Julie Reece Deaver's "Say Goodnight, "Gracie" to check out. It was a personal favorite of hers. After learning that I fancied stories with more...

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Soak up the sun

Having lunch at Lodi Lake is always a nice change from the norm. Yesterday was pretty overcast, but it was still fairly warm out with a cool breeze. Kristen grabbed her salad and I picked up Subway before we planted ourselves at a table to let the peacefulness of nature...

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Life in an Instant

Follow me: @thejoeyroberts Damn, April. You came and went in a blur of nights out, fancy lunches and epic dueling. I decided that instead of doing weekly Instagram posts I would do monthly ones. It's kind of nice seeing the entire month in one view. We'll see how it works out....

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Where everybody knows your name

The thing I love about The Abbey is that it's a place I can go to enjoy a drink, hang with friends and enjoy the benefits of adulthood rights (aka drink until I forget it's the middle of the work week). I have had the fortunate privilege of being able...

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Thrift Easy - Sacramento

     (Photos 4, 8, 11, 15 and 16 by me. All other photos courtesy of Kristen Hennings.) You cannot believe how incredibly late I am launching this post. "I chalk it up to bad timing," as Jessica Day said in the "Cooler" episode of New Girl. Unfortunately, a huge...

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Throwback Thursday - The X-Files: Fight the Future

This movie. Let me tell you about this movie. I was a big fan of The X-Files back in the day. I wasn't able to become a HUGE fan back then because my parents had me in more extracurricular activities than should probably be allowed for a kid at that age, but...

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