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The Cold Doesn’t Bother Us Anyway
In the iconic scene from the movie Frozen, Elsa stares boldly into the camera from the doorway of her freshly-constructed ice castle. She is fleeing from the trauma of her childhood to live out a life of happy isolation in the snow. “The cold doesn’t bother me anyway!” she sings jubilantly. In Wyoming, Tyler and I were also singing, “The cold doesn’t bother us anyway!” But unlike Elsa, we were singing with heated socks, heated gloves, and heavy overalls. Hey, not everyone c

Grace Slaven
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Somebody Make This a Hallmark Movie
I have a confession to make. My secret indulgence at Christmastime isn’t fudge. It isn’t Christmas cookies. My secret indulgence is Hallmark movies. I love the silly plots, the too well-dressed actors, and the totally realistic snow (sarcasm). Hallmark movies are just so BAD, right? You can’t help but love to hate them! But here’s the thing. If someone wrote down Tyler’s and my love story, I’m pretty sure we could qualify for a Hallmark love story. Intelligent business major

Grace Slaven
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Small Town
Do you have a favorite place to be? Maybe it’s that coffee shop where they make your latte just right. Maybe it’s a book store or a...

Grace Slaven
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“Bearly” Made It
A chorus of coyote song wavered across the prairie. Snowy mountain peaks glowed pink in the sunrise. Sage grouse puffed out their chests...

Grace Slaven
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You Only Live Once
Usually YOLO (“you only live once”) is reserved as a declarative statement made right before somebody does something stupid. In the most...

Grace Slaven
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