A few weeks ago I was coming out of the gym and thinking about my husband for some reason. I realized there was a perfectly good Saturday night open on our calendar for us to have a date night. So I sent a text to our regular babysitter to see if she was available. She…
My First Engagement Photo Shoot!
My trip to Texas last week also included a pretty special photo shoot (or 2). My niece (and first godchild!), Megan is getting married next year and she asked me if I would take some engagement photos for her and her fiance, Daniel. I of course, could not say YES fast enough. We had a…
I’m a Happy Wife
The other day I got a direct message on Twitter from The Happy Wives Club. It sounded familiar, but I couldn’t really remember following them, or the site. I mean, I see and click through SO much on any given week day, on the ole internet. You know how it goes. But, the DM addressed…
Thirteen Lucky Years
There is this certain man in my life… He stole my heart many years ago. He’s a really good cook, when he has time. He likes to grab my butt while I’m doing dishes or brushing my teeth (hey, it’s true) (and thank goodness he still does!). He has changed a little since I first…
A Compromise
In the very near future Tim and I will celebrate our 13th wedding anniversary. It’s an odd number, that 13….literally. We will also recognize that we have been together for a total of 17 years, which WOW, how in the world did that happen? There are days that I feel like that is such a…
Date Night & Miss Elaine-ous Monday
Tim and I were finally able to rectify this last week’s horribleness with a night out alone on Saturday evening. My parents were kind enough to wrangle the kids and put them to bed while we galivanted around this little city of ours. We dined at a lovely, local restaurant that takes pride in…
Plan a Trip with your Man/Woman/Partner ASAP!
When Tim looked at me in October with weary eyes and said, “I need a break, let’s go somewhere” I of course said, “Yes, LET’S!” I LOVE to travel and have my parents to thank for this, since they do as well. We went on a family vacation pretty much every summer of my life,…
12 Years Since We Said “I Will”
It used to be the crazy busy nights of getting ready to go out with friends or just to dinner. Sometimes we traveled back to my college town or thereabouts to meet friends. Many times to the Big D, places with a wall full of beers on tap and pool tables filling one room. Sofas…
Time flies, but as long as I’m flying with him, it’s all good.
When I think about November of 1995 I recall how I was happy with my life as it was. I was in my Junior year of college, living with one of my best friends, having a good time and loving life as a twenty-year old. I was still “talking to” a boy I’d dated over…
WW – Home
I went to bed at 7:52 p.m. last night. Although I did not fall asleep right away. I watched some Glee, which if you ask me there was a little too much Kristen Chenoweth and a show with no “Rachel” is just wrong. But hey, not my show so… I think the long walk and…