HeyJaredThe Open Table
Any other multipassionite people out there with anxiety and an appetite for deep conversations, pour yourself a cup and relax. I write about food, my travel adventures, art I'm loving, books I liked (or hated), and thoughts I need to get out.
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Pittsburgh on my 12 year old Panasonic (opens the original)
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I got back from Iceland and my cat died... (opens the original)
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I got back from Iceland and my cat died less than 18 hours later. I got to put my bags down, hug my sister and take another sip of my chic fil a lemonade before my cat threw up all over the floor. My husband, who had spent the entire week I was away, working his full time job, caring for our 4 year old and giving Merlin daily pills, and Iv injections with a fucking needle every single day, just sighed the most broken down moment id seen in our life together. I looked into my loves eyes, and I kn
"I kept waiting for the bear." (opens the original)
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October 2025In 2 days, I’m driving down to North Carolina. A 7-hour and 47-minute drive. I’m about to meet a group of ladies that I do not know, and hike into the Great Smoky National Park with just these ladies…again that I do not know… It’s a simple hike, overnight, in the woods, and it’s an intro to backpacking. So obviously a very beginner-friendly hike. I’m not nervous at all (*sarcasm). I’ve always wanted to do something like this. I just never booked a ticket. I finally did on whim of cou
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