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Throwback Third Thursday - January 2017

1/19/2017

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Step aside... we got this...

I have been to the George Bush Presidential Library 7 times and sat at the mock oval office desk every time. In light of tomorrow's introduction of a new president, this Throwback Third Thursday (#tbtt) showcases what some of my friends and family would look like behind the desk in the oval office. What do you think you would look like in office?
President Claire
President Caitlin
President Megan
President Peter
President Cathy
President Nick
Tomorrow is the inauguration and the beginning of what may  be an interesting term. Based on political coverage from the past few months, we may be in for some real changes; some good, some bad. The best we can do is have a positive outlook and stay true to our morals. If either of those feel as though they are being hindered, don't just sit there and let it happen, take action. Who knows what this administration might bring. Maybe it'll all work out for the best.... 
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Throwback Third Thursday - December 2016

12/15/2016

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Merry Christmas
​&
Happy Holidays!

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The Curry's at our Merry Martinis Christmas Party 2007
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Throwback Third Thursday - November 2016

11/17/2016

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Earlier this month, the world lost another beautiful soul. My Uncle Steve passed away on November 2nd, 2016; another victim of the horrible consequences of cancer. 
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Steve was a brilliant man and, boy, could he tell a story. He could take something mundane and weave it into a heroic tale. One of my favorites was about an epic battle he eventually won with a squirrel at their cabin. ​

​I didn't get to spend as much time with my Uncle Steve as I would have liked, but I am glad he is no longer suffering. My mom and dad got to spend some time with him in his last days and from what they said he seemed to be at terms with his situation, ready to become part of the universe again. He was such an amazing person and it's a shame we had to lose him so soon. We're going to miss you Steve but will love you forever.
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Throwback Third Thursday - October 2016

10/20/2016

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I have had some pretty memorable costumes throughout the years but this was my first, but not my last, group themed Halloween. This Throwback Third Thursday (#tbtt) is for when 8th grade Caitlin and crew were our own alternative version of Rainbow Brite and the Color Kids!!!
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Baby Pink (Heather), Rainbow Brite (me), not so Shy Violet (Ashley), Patty'O Green (Megan), and Indigo (Carolyn)
We were so cool.
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Throwback Third Thursday - September 2016

9/15/2016

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In honor of the Giant Panda being taken off the Endangered Species List and down-listed to Vulnerable at the recent IUCN World Conservation Congress, here's a video I took in March 2012 of the small, but mighty, Gao Gao being, well, a Panda.
There has been a 17% increase in the Giant Panda population within the last decade. My panda t-shirt that says there are only 1,600 left in the wild is now wrong, with the count now believed to be over 2,000 pandas! They say the panda’s dramatic comeback is largely due to research-fueled conservation efforts in China and scientists around the world that have contributed to the effort, which includes researchers at San Diego Zoo Global, which includes me! I am very proud to have been a part of that team and hope some of what I contributed during my 5 years at the Panda Research Station helped the cause. GO PANDAS!

There are still threats to the Giant Panda, so the struggle, and research, is not over. Best of luck to the panda team in keeping the panda moving down the IUCN Red List!
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Throwback Third Thursday - June 2016

6/16/2016

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Sixteen years ago this month (on the 26th actually), I became what my sister fondly refers to as "Frankenface." This Throwback Third Thursday (#tbtt) I am looking back to when I got jaw surgery because when I went to the dentist this morning they showed me this and I thought it was kind of awesome.
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No... weird ailments and bazzarities are not a recent thing for me. This has been a lifelong endeavor.

​Note how I have a "screw loose" (
as Jordan put it). Not sure if it's always been like that or if it's gone rouge. I might need to scrounge up an x-ray or two from my old dentist in California to find out!
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Throwback Third Thursday - May 2016

5/19/2016

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In case you were wondering, these ladies were the ones responsible for the conversation in ​"You are no match for the mighty..."

You're welcome.

Throwback Third Thursday (#tbtt): October 1, 2011
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Throwback Third Thursday - April 2016

4/21/2016

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This Throwback Third Thursday (#tbtt) I'm missing my Grandpa who would have been 95 next Wednesday.

Love you Grandpa!
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Throwback Third Thursday - March 2016

3/17/2016

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Being in the 24th grade, I have had a LOT of Spring Breaks. During undergrad at University of Washington, we were on the quarter system so Spring Break always fell between winter and spring quarter and I usually stayed up in Seattle, typically with almost an whole sorority house all to myself as everyone else went to celebrate Spring Break Woohoo (right). 

Also, being an out of state student, I never went home for Easter (which sometimes overlapped with Spring Break). A couple years in a row, my sister and I joined her boyfriend's family up in Mount Vernon, WA, a city in Skagit county known for it's fields of tulips celebrate Easter amongst the flowers.
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As I leave for a weekend in Galveston, this Throwback Third Thursday (#tbtt) I look back to those Spring Break Easters Erin and I spend in the tulips! I love you sister! And in a couple weeks, HAPPY EASTER!
*In the "language of flowers" a tulip bouquet is said to symbolize elegance and grace.
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Throwback Third Thursday - February 2016

2/18/2016

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Lets just admire the remarkable 80's-ness depicted in this picture and appreciate all the family fun-times it represents shall we.
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Throwback Third Thursday - January 2016

1/21/2016

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It's been 5 days since we lost Grandpa and it still doesn't quite feel real.  I love you, Grandpa!
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Throwback Third Thursday - December 2015

12/17/2015

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Happy Holidays!

from my parents and their siblings!
(gosh my family is the coolest!!!!)
The Currys
sometime in the 1980's
The Farris' via 1959
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Throwback Third Thursday - November 2015

11/19/2015

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Thanksgiving is exactly one week away so this Throwback Third Thursday (#tbtt) I'm giving a shout out to the family I will be spending Thanksgiving with and that I am ever so thankful for! I am who I am because of their loving insanity. They are the best!  I haven't gotten to go home for Thanksgiving since I moved to Texas. This year, late November is not only Thanksgiving but also my nephew's 1st birthday and my dad's 60th birthday. I have had enough FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) over the past 3+ years that I was not going to miss milestones like these. So even though I'll be turning around to come home for Christmas less than a month later (the usual reason I don't come home for Thanksgiving), this year I will be making the trip to spend a long weekend with the Currys celebrating.
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Yosemite - Early 80's
From Right: Dad (Peter), Mom (Cathy), Uncles Chris, Matt, Eddie, Aunt Katie, and finally, Uncle Tim
not pictured - the aunt & uncles' lovely partners in crime but for whom I am just as thankful for: Mary, Kathy, Denny, Jim, and finally, Peggy.
oh...and we can't forget all the minions: Erin, Greg & Nolan, Callie & Tyler, Emily & Sam, Alex & Jeff, Megan, Annie, Sam & Derek, Carleen and Miranda
And most importantly: Grandma and Grandpa
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Throwback Third Thursday - October 2015

10/15/2015

 
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Over the past few years, I am sure you have come to notice that Halloween is my jam!  Halloween has always been my jam.  And in 1995 (#tbtt) it was no different.  My best friends Markie, Kalista and I as the oldest (and therefore) coolest girls in school (at a school of approx. 70 kids grades 1-6, and the only three girls in the 6th grade, that wasn't a very taxing accomplishment) decided to attend the school Halloween parade dressed as Mickey, Minnie and Pluto.  Oh, but not just ANY standard version of little Disney friends, no, no, NO we went as Mickey, Minnie and Pluto from Rock Around the Mouse, an ever so bitchin’ cassette tape I had growing up and you better believe I had that song blasting in my bright yellow boombox all day.

We're in the middle.  Markie is Minnie, I'm Mickey and Kalista has the dog nose as Pluto rocking the Seau jersey.  Aren't we cute!
(And, yes, she's Pluto, not Goofy... I don't exactly remember why but that was a conscious decision.)

Throwback Third Thursday - September 2015

9/17/2015

 
Who'da thunk this kid would some day be a PhD candidate... #tbtt
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oh, by the way, I passed by prelims!!!!
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