When I was growing up and my mom would talk about when she was younger, anything she said that seemed odd to us or unlike the current day and its ways, she would explain it away by saying, “It was during the war.” Apparently the fear of never seeing the guys from the neighborhood […]
wedding anniversary
I Was A Homely Newlywed
I’m working on a late anniversary present for my husband (not late as in, our anniversary was in December, but late as in, our 25th anniversary was 2 1/2 years ago) and after several hours of sifting through old photos of the two of us, I have the following announcements to make: 1. If […]
Marital Bliss
My husband and I had another wedding anniversary yesterday – 27 years of martial bliss. I mean marital bliss. By now you all know how romantic we’re not. I wrote a blog post about how we don’t buy each other stuff for Valentine’s Day. The same goes for our anniversary. I’m currently out of […]
Isn’t it Romantic? No?
My husband and I are the least romantic people on the face of the planet. (Probably underneath the surface of the planet, too, but who’s being picky?) It’s Valentine’s Day and we already did what we do every romantic holiday and that is: About two days ago we were watching TV and the Kay […]
But, It’s My Anniversary!
Today is my 25th wedding anniversary. And no, I’m not 100 years old, I don’t have a swirly ratted up hairdo and I’m not wearing a chiffon dress with a rhinestone broach to go out to dinner. Isn’t it funny how people who were married 25 years used to be old people, but now they’re […]
Wedded Bliss: Quick, Celebrate It While You Can
My husband and I just celebrated our 24th wedding anniversary last week. I thought about waiting to write about this until the big 2-5 next year but if I’ve learned anything, it’s to not put important things off. By next year at this time we could be dead or in prison, for killing each other […]