Tag: husband
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dry january

Congratulations to everyone who succeeded in their mission to participate in Dry January. Instead of being alcohol free, my Dry January was really a lack of creativity that led me to ignore my blog and spend a ridiculous amount of time watching all five seasons of “Six Feet Under.” While it was an entirely enjoyable…
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it’s the gift that counts – the husband’s response

(Note: This post is a response to the post below it. It may make sense to read “it’s the gift that counts” before reading “the husband’s response.”) The readers of this blog will know me as an eternal pessimist, concerned first and foremost about how easily things can go wrong, and waiting for the other…
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it’s the gift that counts
Next week is my 23rd anniversary. A week ago, I spied a text from my husband to my daughter where he was fishing for ideas for anniversary gifts. That text made me realize how far we have come as a couple in terms of gift giving and how it is still such a precarious process.…
