For several years I have been hoping to go to a wedding. A summer wedding specifically. I have witnessed sadness and divorce both firsthand and very close to home. Althought my life has much happinesss and hope in it - I wanted to experience a grand gesture of this. This weekend I got what I … [Read more...]
Looking At Your Life
The other night, Ava Scarlett kept coming into the kitchen holding up photos in her hands, asking me who's this? and where was this? and is this Oliver or me? and was I borned yet? She must have come to see me about a dozen times before I finally followed her back to the TV room, whereupon I found … [Read more...]
I am the president of the HOPELESSLY ROMANTIC club
Sit back enjoy a romantic moment nurse your cynical soul back to life I LOVE this I believe in this in spite of everything and because of everything … [Read more...]
Infidelity. How it all began.
Two years into our marriage my relationship with Dan was as it had always been - best friends. We never fought because best buds rarely do. We spent a lot of time with our old friends. In fact, not much had really changed at all. There were times when I tried to talk with Dan about what was missing … [Read more...]
In The Beginning
Dan and I met in High School. We hung out in the same group and over time we just became a couple. We were together all of the time anyway so why not? Looking back I see that our relationship was really formed on convenience. It worked for us to be together and it was easy. We loved each other in a … [Read more...]
I found my heart
I was walking on the beach last week and I found my heart. There it was lying in the sand. The waves had pushed it up right in front of my path. It looked up at me as I practically tripped over it It was folded in half like a kindergarten Valentine It was a little closed, a little battered … [Read more...]
self love
This is a tough oneIt can take years, perhaps decades of practice and a concerted effortIt is a combination of giving in and embracing what is unchangeable about youyour fiery temperthe nose on your facethe way your knees frown (sorry, I like my imperfect body-this is all I could come up with)your … [Read more...]
He’s My Valentine…Again.
This year my husband and I will be celebrating our 20th Valentine's Day together. TWENTY. One has to get pretty creative to make Valentine's Day romantic and exciting after this many times around. We used to do surprise weekend getaways, romantic dinners out and give cards declaring our love for … [Read more...]
Love and Kisses, from Shelf Candy
Valentine's Day is coming! That means cards and candy, right? Or you could go another route, with books that highlight the spreading of love and joy in a simple, childlike way. These two do just that. Plant a KissAmy Krouse RosenthalHarper CollinsISBN: 978 0 06 198675 8Amy Krouse Rosenthal is a … [Read more...]
Top Ten Love Songs (the Grownup Edition)
Ahhh...le sigh...l'amour. You know, it doesn't really matter how much I go through in life or how old I get, there's still an undying romantic buried deep within me that just won't go away. And so, as Valentine's Day approaches, I find myself reflecting on the nature of love, the possibility it … [Read more...]
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