“I have been waiting. Waiting for years to get a family portrait done.  Waiting for our family to be complete.  Waiting for the drooling to stop.  Waiting for everyone to be able to sit up on their own.  I think the waiting is over.  Now, I am terrified.  When to set an appointment? What to […]

While Kevin went to a movie with the guys, I took the liberty of watching Tangled without any guilt. It was fabulous. Hello my twelve-year-old-self-who-never-had-a-tv! I’ve tried to pump up my running this summer. After all, 365 miles aren’t going to log themselves. I have so far run 72.68 miles…only 292.32 left to go. Oomph. […]

The living room in my parent’s home consisted of a piano, an organ, a sofa, a loveseat, a rocking chair, several end tables, a large record player (shorter than the organ but otherwise the same size), and a recliner. There was no television. As a child, this was embarrassing. My friends had seen all of […]

After the ceremony, we met the bridal party over by a grassy park for some extra pictures. That bridal party was killer fun! The bridesmaids later at the reception told me that they really want to be my friend and think I’m really cool. You know what that meant? We all danced together to seal […]

They have a tendency of doing things backwards, she told me. In their teenage years, they actually convinced people they were siblings. She, being three years older than him, took him under her wing as her “younger brother” and coached him in all the ways of being a gentleman. She told him what girls like […]

He was stationed around the corner with some shrubs hiding her from view. If he was nervous, he didn’t show it. She rubbed the ribbon on the bouquet, feeling it’s silky finish, as she anticipated him coming up the steps onto the porch where she was standing. It was their first time seeing each other […]