I’ll especially treasure the downtime. The first night we were in Palm Springs, Marc, Dean and I went to Melvyn’s which is one of the oldest fine dining restaurants here. Marc laughed when I gasped, “I think this is where…
Archives for June 2010
Roadtrip to the Wedding
Dean jokes that he has a wife and a surrogate. He’ll ask me, “Hey honey, how ’bout we go dancing?” I’ll immediately call Marc. “Hey Marky, do you want to go dancing?” Dean and I decided to drive down separately…
Just One More Question
I am really on top of things. I’m not that type of person who does stuff last minute. I front-load as much as possible. But even though I’ve done so much already, there were so many last minute wedding details…
Facebook Scandal
I saw something disturbing on Facebook yesterday. It came through on my feed because a friend had commented on this person’s status update. This person was berating his girlfriend for cheating on him and called his girlfriend out by name….
Best Kiddy Birthday Party Ever
I’ve been to a lot of kid birthday parties. I’ll be honest, they’re usually not that fun. All the adults who have yet to procreate, form an isolated group, and we wonder when is an appropriate time to leave without…
A Beautiful Mind
Many people I know do Sudoku–several of my coworkers, more than a handful of my friends. My dad does crossword puzzles. I do Jumble. These things are supposed to help with mental agility, right? That’s what I’ve been told so…
Dream Wedding
I can rest easy about all the Palm Springs details because I’ve already (unintentionally) had my dream wedding. On two days notice, we scheduled our church wedding for 3:30pm Thursday June 3rd at St. Dominic’s. For background, a wedding is…
Today
Marc sent me this email the morning we got married. And so…Marc was there with my parents and sister at the chapel. My horoscope today means that we should get together to chat. 🙂 And we should figure out what…
Wedding #1
I am getting married today June 3rd. The day after my dad’s 65th birthday. Nine days before our Palm Springs wedding. 15 days before my 35th birthday. Someone asked me which day I would use to celebrate our anniversary and…
Stripped Writing
Every once in a while I read something that really moves me. Virginia Woolf moves me. She was so descriptive and vivid, and also so dark and depressing. I have read her books time and time again. Literary genius. Melanie…