Archive for the 'Long-Distance Love' Category
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Friday, May 7th, 2010
My mama-writer-friend Rachel Sarah gives us some shine in “When You’re Married Long Distance.” Thanks, Rachel…xoxxoxo!
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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: [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Thursday, April 1st, 2010
Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale… Check out my latest post at The Faster Times!
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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 [...]
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