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We Are There
During one of the busiest points of grad school at Yale for Chris, he came home one night to find a hearty, home cooked meal: Chinese take out. We ate at our tiny…
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In Our House
In our house, pants are optional only if you’re potty training (no matter what my husband tells you…). In our house, we don’t own a scale because we’re more concerned with how good…
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Silence in Your Marriage
The past few weeks at our house have been a little crazy. We haven’t been on a schedule or in any kind of routine with the kids. I’m trying to get ready to…
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Packing and Unpacking
Dear Chris, On Monday we will finally close on our first house here in Florida. Can you believe it? I can’t. I can’t believe that this time last year we were struggling to…
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Happy Birthday to My Baby Daddy
Dear Chris, I’ve loved you since the days when you used to highlight your own hair. I’m pretty sure if I can love you through that, then I can love you through anything.…
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My Husband’s Rut
One of my favorite characteristics in Chris is that he is unshakable. Unstoppable. Unflappable. You know that phrase, “He takes a lickin’ and keeps on tickin’?” They basically wrote that about Chris. There…
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A Healthy Marriage
We took Bean to the pediatrician for this two-year-old check up a couple weeks ago and they confirmed what we had already suspected. He’s a pipsqueak. Bean’s in the 5th percentile for weight.…
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State of My Union: Year Six
This past Saturday, Chris and I celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary. Ironically enough, we were attending a friend’s wedding on Saturday and as the ceremony unfolded, I found myself looking at the bride…
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Marriage and a New Baby
Chris and I have been fighting. We’re not big fighters usually. We disagree and we argue like anyone else, but we don’t get into fights very often. Especially in the past couple years.…
