When I first started getting serious about blogging, Brittney from Mommywood was one of my first friends. With an open heart and a great sense of humor, Brittney writes about her life, her adorable son Bailey, and her husband Zach. Marriage: When you make the decision to get married, you will all of a sudden [...]
Our First Year - What I've Learned
You can love someone even on the days when you don’t really like them. You can’t really threaten to kick your significant other out of the house. Instead, you threaten to banish them to the sofa if they fart on you one more effin’ time. You find yourself joking to your unwed cousin about the [...]
Never for granted
Just the other night, I was complaining about Ben wanting to go to Gettysburg for our anniversary, and clearly how un-romantic said trip would be . . . even if he had been looking up things he knew I’d love to do . . . like a candlelight ghost tour and a private wine tasting. [...]
Love, Equality, and Facebook
Facebook has been giving me some eye-opening experiences this week. A friend of the family recently married a lovely young Phillipino woman, who is still in the process of learning American slang, euphemisms, etc. So when I had posted a chain-status regaurding same-sex marriage, which read: “Larry King is getting his 8th divorce, Elizabeth Taylor is [...]
Length of a "Newlywed"
On the 15th of every month, I remind Ben that it’s our anniversary. Today is 7 months for us. Though I’m crazy enough to want to celebrate the 1st, 3rd, and 6th month marks, I assure you that I’m not making a big deal out of it on a monthly basis. The other night, while [...]
Happy 6 months!
As Ben and I hit one of our first “big” anniversaries - 6 months - I came across an article on Women’s Day Magazine’s website, The Secrets to Staying Married. Here’s a glimpse of their advice: “You have to respect each other and demonstrate it.” “Contrary to what people think, it is not a 50/50 [...]
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