Two years of marriage today. One of the things that first jarred me about my dear husband when I first met him has more and more become my absolute favorite thing about him: he will …
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Always Real
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Happy Birthday to my Person.
Hobbies include: Purchasing and Wearing Fun Shirts Over-tipping servers, just for kindess’s sake Consuming just ONE too many Old Fashioneds jovially flipping off the well-tipped waiter, then saying shhhhhhhh to his entree Being my favorite person
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how to wear your Cat as a Necklace
i.e., NOT Labor Day
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where to Look when your brother Weds
My Tiny baby brother Tim got married on Friday, to a gorgeous, grounded and kind cardiac nurse — and by kind nurse, I mean she left her rehearsal dinner to escort a family member who …
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MODERN WIFE
Wakes up Works out Does some work Goes to work Does more work Leaves work, gets in car FRANTICALLY COVERS SELF WITH PERFUME SO THAT HUSBAND WILL THINK SHE SMELLS LIKE TINY DELICATE FLOWER WHEN …
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40 years
My parents got hitched forty years ago today. Not only have they remarkably stayed married the entire time, they have stayed kind, patient, loving, committed, and have only lit each other on fire ONCE. In …
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the best of Boys
For girls with brothers, I think there is a special place in the heart that explodes when their love and their brother do literally anything together, like laugh together, or stand next to each other, …
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The Roast
Today is Julien’s birthday, and so some friends in Winston are gathering to Roast her. Hoping to participate remotely, I tried to come up with a list of solid burns to text her. The result: …
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Mrs. Elli May
My dear cousin Elli was married yesterday, in a beautiful ceremony featuring vintage cars, all of her eight sisters shaking their butts in unison for eternity and happy, happy tears. This bride began her night …
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62 years young
The happiest of birfdays to my Mama, who just a few weekends ago, in a 48 hour visit, played yard games, SKIPPED ROPE and did an Irish Car Bomb all while remaining classy, virtuous, kind …