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Softball, a Pickle, and a Lesson in Perseverance

by Nikki Gastineauupdated on August 9, 2020August 9, 2020Leave a Comment on Softball, a Pickle, and a Lesson in Perseverance

My daughter Kaitlyn is playing on a travel softball team this summer. It is her first foray into travel sports and let’s just say that the season has been less than spectacular. The team has won a few games, but …

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A Day for All Kinds of Hearts

by sassynikupdated on March 9, 2019February 14, 2019Leave a Comment on A Day for All Kinds of Hearts

Valentine’s Day is celebrated with candy hearts and cards, but there are a group of families in Parkland, Florida that will forever remember it as the day that their loved ones, 14 of them students, died. I couldn’t help but …

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A Tragedy, a Gift, and a Reminder to Breathe

by sassynikupdated on January 31, 2019January 31, 2019Leave a Comment on A Tragedy, a Gift, and a Reminder to Breathe

On this last day of January, I thought I would share my thoughts on the New Year, the gift that is my daughter, and how the two led me to a few non-resolution resolutions for 2019.

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Don’t Stop, Just Slow Down

by Nikki Gastineauupdated on December 2, 2018November 11, 2018Leave a Comment on Don’t Stop, Just Slow Down

My daughter is a powerhouse of intellect, wry humor, and so much natural athletic ability that it sometimes doesn’t seem fair. In her short lifetime, she has played soccer, volleyball, basketball, and softball. One week into the new school year …

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Aunt Carole and The Gift of Laughter

by sassynikupdated on December 2, 2018September 1, 20183 Comments on Aunt Carole and The Gift of Laughter

My aunt Carole died on this weekend 30 years ago. She was on a return trip home, likely from the grocery store, when the car she was driving slammed into the back of a truck. She was nearly home. Carole …

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Anthony Bourdain and the Shadowed Places

by sassynikupdated on December 2, 2018June 24, 20182 Comments on Anthony Bourdain and the Shadowed Places

I sat in stunned silence when I heard that Anthony Bourdain was dead. The silence quickly transitioned to tears that flowed for the remainder of the day. As I cried at the breakfast table my lovely man looked at me …

  • We took her top off for the first time this season. #jeepwrangler
  • Great walk today at #hudsonmillsmetropark  Someone had decorated a small pine tree for St. Patrick’s Day. Is that a thing?! We rewarded ourselves with 11 Scottish Ale at @erratic.ale.co and a delicious cheese plate. Happy Sunday!
  • Posted @withregram • @allsoulsww It’s time for our weekly minute-by-minute recap of @adiscoveryofwitchestv upside 9. @nikkigastineau has the reins this week and covered everything from Elizabethan ultrasounds to headgasm. Yes headgasm. Link in bio because you know you’re curious. 

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  • Our Episode 8 recap is at allsoulswitchywomen.com/blog

Posted @withregram • @allsoulsww You may not have thought of Girl Scout Cookies or post-pandemic dressing during @adiscoveryofwitchestv episode 8 but @nikkigastineau did. See where else her brain went in this week’s minute-by-minute recap. Link in bio for a good laugh and insights too. 
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  • Posted @withregram • @allsoulsww We loved Jaime and Claire's forehead hugs in #outlander and were giddy to see one shared by #Gallowglass and Matthew in #ADiscoveryofWitches Season 2 Episode 5.

Who rocked this embrace better? #SamHeughan and #CaitrionaBalfe or #matthewgoode and #StevenCree?
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