Category: Marriage
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an optimist and pessimist get married
On the day of my wedding, I remember very clearly thinking to myself, “What is so different about being married after you have been dating for a few years?” I really thought that I knew everything about my future husband and myself and that getting married would just make us “official.” In my brain, after…
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chief of stuff
It has been a year since my husband left his full time job and many of you have asked me how we are handling the transition to Retirement 1.0. I was holding off on writing about this until now because I wanted to give it some time to see what shook out. I have heard many spouses complain about…
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wedding circuit redux
This spring, we are invited to celebrate two weddings of close friend’s daughters. These invitations mark the dawn of a new era. This is our second round in the wedding circuit but this time we will show up as friends of the parents of the bride or groom or what my daughter often refers to…
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buzzed
I bet a lot of you haven’t noticed that I have not posted on this blog since I got home from New York. Most of the time during the last two months was spent getting back into the slower groove of the suburbs. I was adjusting to walking my dog on quiet, tree-lined streets, taking an extra…
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new york v.2, weeks 5 and 6
My apologies to anyone who was waiting on a week 5 wrap-up for this delayed, combined post. My daughter and her roommate came to stay with us for the long weekend October 6 to 9 and that, combined with the general exhaustion we are feeling from trying to fit everything into our last week, caused…
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new york v.2, week 3
Week three of this trip has been a lot about rain. In the last 21 days, we have had at least seven days of rain all day long – about the same amount of rain we will see in the Bay Area during October, November and December (or more on a dry year). But when…
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new york v.2, week 2
This visit already feels way too short. In the blink of an eye, we are two weeks into our six week stay and making plans all the way through to our last weekend. Our son is leaving New York this week after riding our coattails for exactly a month. We have had a really easy…
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back in new york
After a very successful three month experiment living in New York last fall, we have decided to do it again. We are here for half the time this year – a short six weeks instead of three months. Just like last year, I will be writing weekly recaps of what we see and do as…
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the guys’ trip
In the fall of 2019, my husband started planning his fantasy 50th birthday golf trip to Scotland for summer 2020. He asked seven of his golf-obsessed friends to join him and they all eagerly accepted, paid the fees and booked flights. He was beyond excited about the itinerary and the idea of playing the most…
Do I have chalk on my face? by Denise Geschke 