Category Archives: Family

for you, i’ll climb :)

This month i ran my first race of the year which was a half marathon in Flushing NYC as part of the 13.1 series. the drive there was pretty uneventful as mike and i decided to stay overnight in Norwalk Ct … Continue reading

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know it all

sometimes i am a girl and i just wanna sit down, shoot the breeze, share my stories and plain old fashion chat. not on the phone. not text. just face to face. maybe over coffee. ok, always with coffee Sunday … Continue reading

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Humbled

me @ the dentist’s today… im not a huge talker while my teeth are being cleaned (or when getting my hair cut for that matter). i think teeth are nasty. I don’t get how i am expected to talk when … Continue reading

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thank you Jesus for winter delights…

lazy Sunday mornings on the couch sun spattered snowy filled windows soy peppermint lattes semi-large family & friend get-togethers late night yummy food hangouts grilled Cheese Sandwiches and tomato soup ski movies to prepare for the season long car rides … Continue reading

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doggy chronicles

A few months back my brother, Keith, asked Mike and I to watch his Vizsla (Quinn) while he took his his family and my mom to Cape Cod for almost a week’s vacation. We had a dog of this breed … Continue reading

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without a crisis

July 29th would have been my dad’s 66th Birthday. there is not a day that goes by that i don’t miss him. Five years ago this August my dad lost his battle with lung cancer after struggling with it for … Continue reading

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Better Together

January 23, 2004 on a cold, wintry, Friday i married Michael Patrick Ries….It’s in my top three best decisions ever: 1. salvation, 2. marrying Mike, and 3. attending BJU. i really think he got the short end of the deal … Continue reading

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Mr Hyde (Deno’s) and Dr Jekyll (Ries’s) Christmas

Christmas Eve W/Mrs Deno Christmas Eve morning I realized that I still needed to buy gifts before heading to my family get together at noon in Ballston Spa. Around 9:30am I head to Crossgates Mall in search of a few … Continue reading

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What a Prince?!

My dog truly believes my whole purpose for using a blanket is that he has something to lie on…Seriously Vito? It’s not all about you!

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Siblings

After reading my brothers blog, http://excursus-sagacious.blogspot.com, (if you failed to discern the sarcasm) you might get the impression that the Deno family is boring- when in reality that is far from true. Let me tell you a little about my … Continue reading

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