20 years 3.14 pies 2 graduate schools 3 cities 1 apartment 1 condo 3 houses 2 kids 2 cats 1 dog 3 family members passed 1 appendix removed 2 casts 2 colonoscopies 2 50th birthday parties 2 Obama inaugurations 10 countries … [Read more...] about 20 Years of Marriage Adds Up
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SCOTUS Marriage Equality Strengthens My Own Marriage
I cannot get through the first sentence of that gorgeous piece of writing without crying. I was in the midst of 100 bicycle crunches while watching TV with my 10-year old son this morning when the screech of breaking news punctuated the airwaves. After waking up to news … [Read more...] about SCOTUS Marriage Equality Strengthens My Own Marriage
Car Talk Saved My Relationship
True Story. Car Talk saved my marriage before we were even married. Hell, we weren't even engaged. It was 1999, just around the time Mac Daddy and I were somewhere on the spectrum of being "on a break." How puerile of us, right? Apparently we maintained our youth … [Read more...] about Car Talk Saved My Relationship
Golden Anniversary
Today is our golden anniversary. 14 years on the 14th. The fact that it is also 2014 is auspicious, no? We should have woken up to glittery confetti and fanfare. Scratch that. I hate a mess. Instead, I woke up without my husband next to me. The crumpled white sheets were empty, … [Read more...] about Golden Anniversary
Gay Marriage Doesn’t Threaten My Marriage
Tomorrow Mac Daddy and I will celebrate our twelfth wedding anniversary. We got married in Key West on a sunny, hot day in the gardens of the Audubon House. Pastor Ken, a retired Navy chaplain conducted the ceremony, and we wrote our own vows. It was simple and touching and … [Read more...] about Gay Marriage Doesn’t Threaten My Marriage
Happy Anniversary, Mac Daddy!
When Mac Daddy proposed I thought he was joking. He woke up one morning and said, "Hey, let's get married in Key West when we're there on vacation!" I snickered. We were leaving in three weeks. It was only appropriate that our first dance was to a Jimmy Buffett song, … [Read more...] about Happy Anniversary, Mac Daddy!
Just Another Day
It is not Valentine's Day. I hate that frilly, treacly mockaday (my sniglet for a made up holiday) anyway. It is also not my anniversary. Today is not a day that is marked on the calendar that calls for a babysitter and a spendy linen table cloth dinner. Today is just a normal … [Read more...] about Just Another Day