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Who says you can’t go home?

September 18, 2015 by Mercedez Hernandez

Last Friday I went to a football game, my former high school's first away game, to be exact. Returning to my Alma mater did not seem like an ideal Friday night, but my friend really wanted to go, and I had no plans of my own, unless you count watching Netflix as a plan. I ran a brush through my hair, swept some eye shadow on and was soon on my ... [Read More…]

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