Around the House

  • Them’s Fightin’ Words

    I have found recently that the price you pay for new things in your life is new things to fight about with your husband. Chris and I honestly don’t fight that often, and…

  • Love, Lumps, and Pessimism

    Its been quite a weekend at our house.  We spent Saturday afternoon driving a 12 passenger van from New Haven to Plymouth, MA for the wedding of our good friends.  It was bittersweet…

  • Ode To Dirty Husbands

    A co-worker called me today to see if my husband had been at the gym around 10:30 AM. Knowing that Chris practically has an allergic reaction every time the topic of gyms/diets/healthy living/green…

  • Pass the Cheese, Please!

    Last weekend we had a huge BBQ at our house to celebrate the end of the year with Chris’ classmates. Lots of people. Lots of beer. Lots of meat. Lots of fun. And…

  • Landlords

    Maybe its because we’re so close to owning our own home. Maybe its because I’m home dying from a cold. Maybe its because I don’t want to clean my house. For whatever reason,…

  • Home is Where the Dogs Live

    Well, Dear Readers, here it is. Our house. Our cute, little, cape cod house in Connecticut. Isn’t it just the most adorable thing in the world? It’s like a little piece of heaven…

  • Highlights

    Can’t post.  No time.  Graduating Sunday.  Thesis killing me.   Bought a house.  Work sucks.   Chris found a job.   Family coming to town Friday. Will post next week if I’m alive.

  • The Laundry is Back

    It is happening again. Laundry is taking over my bedroom, my house, and my life. I literally have run out of clothes. I have been accused once or twice in the past of…