I’ve been thinking a lot about romance lately. What it looks like, what it’s symbolized by; what counts as romance and what doesn’t. I used to believe that romance was about Grand Gestures- things like full-on floral bouquets, hand-scrawled love letters and cards, and thoughtfully planned out dates. A younger me believed romance was a [...]
If you’re like me, you love to put on a fancy dress and head out to a new restaurant. So, I’ve decided to bring you along: think of it as “Show and Tell.” In my new (at least monthly) blog series, “Dressing for Dinner,” I’ll show you what I wore, where I went, and what [...]
Last night, my boyfriend sat slumped over my laptop. He was showing me his commitment, his desire to be with me. And I was showing him my openness to change, my desire to be with him. In the wake of our trip to Seattle and Alaska, a decision was reached: no more retreating to our [...]
I came across an interesting premise in blogging while reading Susannah Conway’s beautiful blog today. Dust off a few various and sundry posts, then highlight one from another blogger you admire. Susannah’s done so, and, if you’ll indulge me, I’d like to do the same. In particular, I’m trotting out the following (and bending the [...]
Remember my pregnant friend- the one who’s pretty much been MIA since she got married and who had the Baby Couple’s Shower? Well, a week before I went to Alaska and found my true calling (to hug whales, of course!), there came a flurry of texts from her husband announcing she was having The Baby. I [...]
“Yeah hi. I’m calling because my monthly bill has increased $10 and I’m wondering why.” “Let me just pull up your account…..I see you have our SUPER-DOUBLE-WHATEVER-WE-WANT-TO-REBRAND-OURSELVES-TO-COVER-OUR-INCREASE-IN-PRICES package.” “Yup…same one I’ve had for the past nine months.” “Right. Well, due to an increase in operating costs, I’m sure you can understand, we’ve had to raise [...]
