I love my husband; he makes me laugh. We enjoy sitting next to each other on the couch watching episodes of All in the Family, munching on frozen grapes and drinking tea. Writing this, I realize a person on the outside looking in (like my 16 -year-old daughter) might view our marriage, social life and our time spent together (the majority of which is spent in our living room) as quite anti-social … [Read more...]
Celebrate Mini Milestones in Your Marriage with Verizon #FiosNY movies and TV
This is a sponsored post. For the past 18 years of my marriage ( not including the ones I lived in sin) each night my husband has NEEDED to play a sports radio channel the entire night in order to lull himself to sleep and then to Stay asleep. I think when he was practicing medicine for 25 years and could not sleep through the night- because he'd be anticipating getting called in for an … [Read more...]
Four Ways Having a SON Has Helped me to Better Understand my Husband
I’ve been married for 18 years and with my husband for 20 years. I met him when I was 23 years old and while I truly believed I knew all there was to know about men, the bottom line is I knew NOTHING. I mean how could I possibly, truly understand what it feels like to think and be a man– I’m a woman. I don’t own those parts, I’m not privy to that psyche I simply don’t have INSIDER access to what … [Read more...]
Why Older Dads Kinda Rock my World
My husband waited until I sort of pushed him-(just a smidge) after dating a mere four months to put a ring on it- as in my finger. He was 38, never married and had I not "suggested " we get married I'm convinced he would've been quite content to sail through several more years with nary a trip to Tiffany's to scope out the princess cut I'd been hinting I wanted since our second date. See I … [Read more...]
My dad’s death has bestowed me with an unexpected gift; clarity
I've been patiently waiting, waiting for some sign, some totem, something that would speak to me and provide this proof that my dad was settled in some sort of after life. I was raised religious and so, I guess my idea of afterlife is heavily influenced by those teachings-- but after 43 years on this planet- I've come into contact with so many different versions and ideas, that I'm no longer sure … [Read more...]