Archive for the 'Long-Distance Love' Category

How do you say, “TechBoo” en Francais*?

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

*Humor me and pretend that that plain vanilla “c” in “Français” in the subject heading is a cedilla. For my fellow language freaks/geeks, the html code for the cedilla is ç Here’s how TechBoo and I have decided we want to celebrate our 40th birthdays in 2011 (we were born exactly 2 weeks apart): So [...]

Flowers, Candy, and a Very Special Phone Call

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

So, great minds think alike.  For Mother’s Day, El Ex helped MiniMe and BabyGirl get me flowers and strawberries dipped in chocolate, 2 books that I can’t wait to read, and a white chocolate bar with almonds.  Now, anyone who knows me knows that I don’t care for chocolate…except for Godiva and Lindt chocolate.  And [...]

Our Marriage 2.0 in the Spotlight!

Friday, May 7th, 2010

My mama-writer-friend Rachel Sarah gives us some shine in “When You’re Married Long Distance.” Thanks, Rachel…xoxxoxo!

Wordless Wednesday

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Marriage 2.0: The Mother-in-Love Edition

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

So I wrote here about my Marriage 2.0, my way of identifying with the changing landscape of marriage and family in our culture.  Well, yesterday, I got an email from my former mother-in-law, now mother-in-love.  Somehow our wedding pictures got lost in the Internet ether, and I had to re-send them to her.  Her reply: [...]

Couples Retreat

Monday, April 19th, 2010

I’m happy to report that aside from the fact that our getaway also took place at a beach location, our couples’ retreat this weekend had nothing in common with the comedy Couples Retreat. Actually, I take that back: we enjoy a lot of laughs, with the other couples, as well as just the two of [...]

Sweet life on deck

Sunday, April 4th, 2010

A Family Wedding, By the Numbers

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

In the spirit of Harper’s Index…Our family wedding, by the numbers: Wedding date: March 28, 2010 Length of engagement, days: 370 Our combined number of children: 4 Number of these who are sons: 0 Children’s ages: 6, 11, 11, 13 Number of retail stores visited to purchase wedding attire and accessories: 0 Percent of shopping [...]

Marriage 2.0

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale… Check out my latest post at The Faster Times!

Perhaps my last post as a single woman?

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Between grading, chapter writing, and last-minute wedding prep, I’m not sure when I’ll update here next.   On Sunday, March 28th, just as the sun is setting, TechBoo and I will be somewhere out in the Atlantic Ocean saying, “I do”, to each other and to our four girls.  We have written family vows, and, in [...]