<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303633274083727387</id><updated>2010-01-11T22:06:12.199-06:00</updated><title type='text'>simply*bittersweet</title><subtitle type='html'>my belief is that//life is simply bittersweet//beautiful and rough</subtitle><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/atom.xml'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11631389041949343942</uri><email>heather@simplybittersweet.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>105</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303633274083727387.post-8884955404013404229</id><published>2010-01-11T15:54:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T21:54:27.763-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work'/><title type='text'>and sleep off the black fury</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;i’d like to go home&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;and sleep off the black fury&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;this job makes me feel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5303633274083727387-8884955404013404229?l=www.simplybittersweet.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/8884955404013404229/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303633274083727387.post-3705529863552194099</id><published>2010-01-10T21:14:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T21:53:53.625-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birthdays'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='friends'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><title type='text'>happy birthday, girls!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;aunt monica and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;aarah…happy birthday, girls!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;hope it’s amazing...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5303633274083727387-3705529863552194099?l=www.simplybittersweet.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/3705529863552194099/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/2010/01/happy-birthday-girls.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default/3705529863552194099'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default/3705529863552194099'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/2010/01/happy-birthday-girls.html' title='happy birthday, girls!'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11631389041949343942</uri><email>heather@simplybittersweet.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='01045366128050993375'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303633274083727387.post-8550097013745553623</id><published>2010-01-09T09:08:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T21:53:05.345-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birthdays'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='randy'/><title type='text'>happy birthday, bub!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;happy birthday, bub!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;so you’re damn near thirty now…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;but i’ll still love you!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5303633274083727387-8550097013745553623?l=www.simplybittersweet.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303633274083727387.post-5531504999234153504</id><published>2010-01-08T22:38:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T21:51:54.739-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='death'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><title type='text'>rest in peace Christie</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;rest in peace Christie&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;a beautiful service for&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;a beautiful life&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5303633274083727387-5531504999234153504?l=www.simplybittersweet.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/5531504999234153504/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/2010/01/rest-in-peace-christie.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default/5531504999234153504'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' 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scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><title type='text'>we’re in tennessee</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;we’re in tennessee&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;after a long wint’ry drive&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;family greets us&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5303633274083727387-1574105106967054879?l=www.simplybittersweet.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link 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xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303633274083727387.post-215255149436692997</id><published>2010-01-06T23:49:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T21:49:23.949-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='death'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><title type='text'>a cousin’s passing</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;we’re Tennessee bound&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;in the morning and we’ll mourn&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;a cousin’s passing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5303633274083727387-215255149436692997?l=www.simplybittersweet.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/215255149436692997/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/2010/01/cousins-passing.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default/215255149436692997'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default/215255149436692997'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/2010/01/cousins-passing.html' title='a cousin’s passing'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11631389041949343942</uri><email>heather@simplybittersweet.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='01045366128050993375'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303633274083727387.post-7244007137347961580</id><published>2010-01-05T21:53:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T21:48:37.942-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='seasons'/><title type='text'>….at least we THOUGHT so. :(</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;packing warm sweaters&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;for an even warmer state….&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;….at least we THOUGHT so. :(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5303633274083727387-7244007137347961580?l=www.simplybittersweet.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303633274083727387.post-8506063463819228133</id><published>2010-01-04T11:43:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T21:47:47.068-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work'/><title type='text'>there’s no job today!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;there’s no job today!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;one more day of sleeping in&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;and seeking new work&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5303633274083727387-8506063463819228133?l=www.simplybittersweet.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/8506063463819228133/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/2010/01/theres-no-job-today.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default/8506063463819228133'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default/8506063463819228133'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/2010/01/theres-no-job-today.html' title='there’s no job today!'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11631389041949343942</uri><email>heather@simplybittersweet.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='01045366128050993375'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303633274083727387.post-6058506694427950610</id><published>2010-01-03T17:22:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T21:46:15.880-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>the house was quite quiet then</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;everyone is gone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;the house was quite quiet then&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;until we Wii'd it up! :D&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5303633274083727387-6058506694427950610?l=www.simplybittersweet.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/6058506694427950610/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303633274083727387.post-1102837461420619611</id><published>2010-01-02T22:37:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T21:46:30.346-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='friends'/><title type='text'>random ice cream trips</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;random ice cream trips&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;into windy, cold downtown&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;to please the best friend&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5303633274083727387-1102837461420619611?l=www.simplybittersweet.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/1102837461420619611/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/2010/01/random-ice-cream-trips.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default/1102837461420619611'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default/1102837461420619611'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/2010/01/random-ice-cream-trips.html' title='random ice cream trips'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11631389041949343942</uri><email>heather@simplybittersweet.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='01045366128050993375'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303633274083727387.post-2505900434934627085</id><published>2010-01-01T11:32:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T21:44:39.439-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='friends'/><title type='text'>i'm not hungover</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;i'm not hungover&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;which is good…the best friend just&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;wants to ride the train&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5303633274083727387-2505900434934627085?l=www.simplybittersweet.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/2505900434934627085/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/2010/01/im-not-hungover.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default/2505900434934627085'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default/2505900434934627085'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/2010/01/im-not-hungover.html' title='i&apos;m not hungover'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11631389041949343942</uri><email>heather@simplybittersweet.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='01045366128050993375'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303633274083727387.post-6594934474616050676</id><published>2009-12-31T23:24:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T21:43:52.661-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='friends'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holidays'/><title type='text'>happy new years eve!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;happy new years eve!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;board games and video games&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;with good friends and booze!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5303633274083727387-6594934474616050676?l=www.simplybittersweet.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/6594934474616050676/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/2009/12/happy-new-years-eve.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default/6594934474616050676'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default/6594934474616050676'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/2009/12/happy-new-years-eve.html' title='happy new years eve!'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11631389041949343942</uri><email>heather@simplybittersweet.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='01045366128050993375'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303633274083727387.post-6845584346010986975</id><published>2009-12-30T07:40:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T21:43:06.656-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><title type='text'>and cracking up as we die</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;nights of playing wii&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;and cracking up as we die&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;again and again&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5303633274083727387-6845584346010986975?l=www.simplybittersweet.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303633274083727387.post-8113896576998049893</id><published>2009-12-29T21:38:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T21:40:08.173-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holidays'/><title type='text'>my boys are in town!</title><content type='html'>my boys are in town!&lt;br /&gt;new years traditions don't die&lt;br /&gt;partying it up!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5303633274083727387-8113896576998049893?l=www.simplybittersweet.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/8113896576998049893/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/2009/12/my-boys-are-in-town.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default/8113896576998049893'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default/8113896576998049893'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/2009/12/my-boys-are-in-town.html' title='my boys are in town!'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11631389041949343942</uri><email>heather@simplybittersweet.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='01045366128050993375'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303633274083727387.post-789772321878804737</id><published>2009-12-28T18:57:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T22:05:31.457-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='randy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='love'/><title type='text'>simple coffee and talking</title><content type='html'>date night is tonight!&lt;br /&gt;simply coffee and talking&lt;br /&gt;keeps us connected...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5303633274083727387-789772321878804737?l=www.simplybittersweet.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/789772321878804737/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/2009/12/simple-coffee-and-talking.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default/789772321878804737'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default/789772321878804737'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/2009/12/simple-coffee-and-talking.html' title='simple coffee and talking'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11631389041949343942</uri><email>heather@simplybittersweet.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='01045366128050993375'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303633274083727387.post-8919004472368595688</id><published>2009-12-27T09:01:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T22:00:53.195-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holidays'/><title type='text'>people to see, gifts to give</title><content type='html'>okay, so i lied&lt;br /&gt;people to see, gifts to give&lt;br /&gt;still two days later&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5303633274083727387-8919004472368595688?l=www.simplybittersweet.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/8919004472368595688/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/2009/12/people-to-see-gifts-to-give.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default/8919004472368595688'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default/8919004472368595688'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/2009/12/people-to-see-gifts-to-give.html' title='people to see, gifts to give'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11631389041949343942</uri><email>heather@simplybittersweet.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='01045366128050993375'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303633274083727387.post-4698287950508584411</id><published>2009-12-26T10:34:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T22:04:56.100-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holidays'/><title type='text'>one more christmas left</title><content type='html'>one more christmas left&lt;br /&gt;with the lagging olson clan&lt;br /&gt;keeping traditions...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5303633274083727387-4698287950508584411?l=www.simplybittersweet.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/4698287950508584411/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/2009/12/one-more-christmas-left.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default/4698287950508584411'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default/4698287950508584411'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/2009/12/one-more-christmas-left.html' title='one more christmas left'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11631389041949343942</uri><email>heather@simplybittersweet.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='01045366128050993375'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303633274083727387.post-6147091198876209374</id><published>2009-12-25T06:48:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T22:02:46.986-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holidays'/><title type='text'>from my haiku to your brain</title><content type='html'>merry christmas, all!&lt;br /&gt;from my haiku to your brain&lt;br /&gt;now go open gifts! :D&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5303633274083727387-6147091198876209374?l=www.simplybittersweet.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/6147091198876209374/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303633274083727387.post-834650879500760392</id><published>2009-12-24T14:23:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T21:58:18.449-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holidays'/><title type='text'>last minute shopping</title><content type='html'>last minute shopping&lt;br /&gt;is the worst way to do it&lt;br /&gt;it's really insane!!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5303633274083727387-834650879500760392?l=www.simplybittersweet.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/834650879500760392/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303633274083727387.post-3274828424847617863</id><published>2009-12-23T07:44:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T21:57:10.022-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holidays'/><title type='text'>for the holidays...</title><content type='html'>driving home today&lt;br /&gt;'cause there's no place like it, right?&lt;br /&gt;for the holidays...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5303633274083727387-3274828424847617863?l=www.simplybittersweet.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/3274828424847617863/comments/default' title='Post 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xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303633274083727387.post-3012821749329314071</id><published>2009-12-22T22:18:00.006-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-23T10:18:55.325-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='randy'/><title type='text'>a light switch relationship</title><content type='html'>on and off again.&lt;br /&gt;a light switch relationship&lt;br /&gt;is not one i want...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5303633274083727387-3012821749329314071?l=www.simplybittersweet.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/3012821749329314071/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303633274083727387.post-833696554786238955</id><published>2009-12-21T23:13:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-23T10:16:32.251-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='randy'/><title type='text'>being supportive</title><content type='html'>being supportive&lt;br /&gt;how does one do that when you&lt;br /&gt;just push them away?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5303633274083727387-833696554786238955?l=www.simplybittersweet.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/833696554786238955/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/2009/12/being-supportive.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default/833696554786238955'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/posts/default/833696554786238955'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.simplybittersweet.com/2009/12/being-supportive.html' title='being supportive'/><author><name>Heather</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11631389041949343942</uri><email>heather@simplybittersweet.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='01045366128050993375'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303633274083727387.post-2939365051661879297</id><published>2009-12-20T18:13:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-12-23T10:15:13.450-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='haiku'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><title type='text'>lazy days at home</title><content type='html'>lazy days at home&lt;br /&gt;are the best form of sundays&lt;br /&gt;just watching tv... :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5303633274083727387-2939365051661879297?l=www.simplybittersweet.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5303633274083727387/2939365051661879297/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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