Mom: I got a giant picture of you as a Bride framed. Do you….want it? Me: NO. Mom: Okay, why not? Me: Because I don’t want to be a person who has a giant framed …
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The Resident Bridal Portrait
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Love, the Nice Girl who Works Here
The absolute best part of this Christmas has definitely been that my Grandparents, who I rarely get to see anymore, are down from Maryland. My Grandpa is deep in the throes of Alzheimer’s, and my …
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CHRISTMAS PARTY SEASON
Over the 110 and to the I-10 to Christmas Party we gooooooooo my car knows the way to carry my Bae to your Party, we’ll stay five minutes then leave to eat pad thai aloneeeeeeee, …
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6, scared of 7
Today, on I CAN CONTROL THE FUTURE WITH MY FEELINGS: For whatever reason, 36 feels like a safe, good, young age to me. There’s a roundness to it, a lightness, a youth. But then I …
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allow me to CATch you up
Hi, were you wondering were my Cat likes to hang out? OF COURSE YOU WERE. MY therapist recently advised me to pet Cracker whenever I felt anxious or overwhelmed, as nothing is more grounding or …
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it Has to be Hard
At some point, early on in our relationship, Morrison and I were discussing something that I of course can’t recall. It went something like: Morrison: I’m loving how easy this element of our combined life and …
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Ornaments as Memory
A beautiful thing happened, in which Morrison and I can longer remember whose Christmas ornaments are whose. They all now live together in the same box and have fused histories, shared hooks and strings. With …
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how to dance with (near) your parents
Going through tiny baby brother Tim’s recently released wedding pictures, and I’d just like to leave these here, as a helpful guide, for the next time you’re at a wedding with your parents, and just …
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pro marriage trick
Me: I feel like I look like I’ve gained weight, but I haven’t. Morrison:…what? Me: I mean, I haven’t recently. But I LOOK like I have. Morrison: You’re right. Me: What? Morrison: I’ve been looking at …
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why to never drink water at a wedding
Note: Though the below might suggest otherwise, I AM staying hopeful and positive that I will someday ‘become a pregnant person,’ as my doctor calls it. I basically just can no longer keep the worry …