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About gowestyoungfam

We just moved to Denver from Chicago and are excited about sharing the details of our new adventures!

Meggy!

3652 days. 87,658 minutes. 3.156e+8 seconds. 10 years!!!! March 28th, 2004. On a cloudy, windy, but surprisingly mild early spring late afternoon in Chicago, I took the brown line towards downtown and walked to Navy Pier. I was on my … Continue reading

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St. Patrick’s Day

My St. Patrick’s Day weekend was about as wild and crazy as you’d expect. Which is to say…not at all. Gone forever are the days of waiting in massive lines for crappy green beer. Instead, Elsa and I spent the … Continue reading

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Well, crap…

Guess I better give up the 2x/day English Breakfast Tea habit….thanks MDA. Oh, and this. “Black [tea] is nice in that “I grew up on it” way, but since coffee offers more caffeine for you addicts and other teas offer … Continue reading

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Patriotism swells in the heart of the American bear

OK so I’m not exactly sitting in front of my TV every night covered in red, white and blue, screaming “USA! USA! USA!”, but I am really enjoying the Sochi Winter Olympics so far. This is a pretty unusual development … Continue reading

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Jumping!

Or bouncing, technically. I guess. Anyway I was a little nervous about this Christmas gift that Elsa received but I figure it’s ok since it was from a couple of her aunts, one of whom is a pediatrician.

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Some Thanksgiving 2013 Photos

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Elsa and Mama’s Hat

I think it’s fairly obvious that she has a future in fashion modeling.

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Learning to count

She’s a flippin genius! Well maybe not a genius yet, but she’s really unstoppable when it comes to numbers 2-10. It’s a niche skill.

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Pearl Street

For some reason the Pearl Street In Boulder has always been one of my favorite places to take Elsa on a lazy Sunday morning. She likes walking around and running in and out of the shops. Today there’s a bagpipe … Continue reading

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ABC

Elsa singing the ABC song. Wait for it at the W.

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