50 years ago today, my in-laws got married, they were all of 19/20, and all my dear Mother in law Cam wanted was a gorgeous wedding cake, chocolate with Vanilla icing. But for some reason, …
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Three cakes
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marriage
9 ish years ago, in a Midtown Manhattan Kleinfeld’s, as a blizzard rolled in, I said yes to this Dress, and for me at the time, I think getting married meant this dress, and being …
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the theragun
I’m almost 41, Morrison almost 42, which used to feel old to me, but now it of course feels young, but also old. The theragun sits on the kitchen counter and never leaves like it’s …
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Why to marry my husband
There’s a lot of reasons why marrying Morrison was the best and most logical thing I’ve ever done, but the most recent one: this toilet training sticker chart that he custom made for Joe (NOTE: …
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Happy anniversary
I think the longer you’ve been married, the further your anniversary day gets from anything moderately celebratory. A scene from this morning: Husband: Did you feed the cat? Wife: No, I’m getting Joe his waffle …
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together
These two have uprooted their lives for a few weeks to be with me in Chicago so I can sneak moments with them and hear Joe shriek for his waffle in the morning. It hasn’t …
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a fine whine
Me, when encountering travel stress (cancelled flights and missed connections with a toddler): whine, worry, freak out, assume the worst. Morrison: consume as much red wine as your constitution allows, que sera sera, let go …
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a piece
Morrison, taking us all to husband school this morning. Me, looking at the picture that popped up in my memoryphone this morning, from my cousin’s wedding a few years back: Damn. I was a total …
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Let’s Talk
Behold! Our engagement pictures from seven years ago, that Facebook just reminded me of! I don’t so much look like this anymore. Oh, bangs. Maybe I could fashion those jeans into an apocalypse necklace? (STATION …
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I hear you
A fun game to play with your spouse when you’re both exhausted because the baby keeps waking up at 5 AM, is to spend some time searching for ear plugs which takes a while because …