One of the benefits of living near the ocean: deliciously fresh seafood, readily available for whatever dinner cravings may arise. Little necks in my white wine sauce over linguine? Yes, please. It’s one of my wife’s favorites.

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Speaking of my beautiful wife. My latest tattoo, probably about about a year old now, graces the inside of my left ankle. A lovely daily reminder of how lucky I am to have such an incredible person by my side.

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Soy latte in a giant mug is pretty much my favorite way to power through a busy morning at work. The little cafe across the street from a building where I have many of my meetings serves one of the best, in my opinion. This is the time of year when work is the craziest – end of the legislative session – and any additional caffeine is necessary.

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Speaking of work, I do often work from home on Fridays. And now that the weather is warmer, that usually involves making a fruit smoothie for breakfast and working from the deck. So things aren’t all that bad.

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Another benefit of living near the ocean: grabbing a six pack and meeting my wife at the beach after work. After a few of these and some sea breeze, life seems instantly better. Life *is* instantly better.

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This is the newest puppy we have been fostering – his name is Chance and yes, he looks a lot like my Mila. We actually think we convinced my mother in law to adopt him so he’ll thankfully still be in the family. We are madly in love with him as he sports the same awesome lab personality as Mila and they have become fast friends. The above two-headed lab picture you see is a common occurrence in this house.