Posted in Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Jul 9th, 2006 No Comments »
Jen: I wish someone would turn ME in to What Not to Wear. I’d LOVE a $5000 shopping spree in NY. Bryan: Baby, I’ve turned you in three times already and they keep rejecting me because you’re so beautiful.
Posted in Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Jul 8th, 2006 No Comments »
Jen: Aren’t you always telling me it’s not personal? Bryan: Yes, but I’m also trying to tell you how it made me FEEL.
Posted in Bryan, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Jun 25th, 2006 3 Comments »
A friend recently said that all marriages go through a crisis. Sometimes more than one. I can testify to that, as my own marriage has been in crisis for the last year or so. On more than one occasion I made mental preparations for how I would pay the bills if I kicked Bryan out. [...]
Posted in Fun Pile, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on May 30th, 2006 No Comments »
I fear this may be one of those posts where the random passer by will yawn and move on to the next blog. To them it will the boring what-I-did-last-summer type essays. But this post isn’t for the random passer by – it’s for me. Part of why I write is to remember, and the [...]
Posted in Learning, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on May 24th, 2006 No Comments »
Last week a friend of mine, who is my age with small children, was diagnosed with cancer. She had surgery yesterday to remove the tumor. In several weeks another friend will be giving birth to a baby girl whose heart is broken, and it is still unclear what the future holds for her. In my [...]
Posted in Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Apr 23rd, 2006 1 Comment »
I have mixed feelings about writing this post. Part of me wants to wear the mask depicting our lovely weekend family getaway and avoid writing about the shitty attitude I have right now, because my shitty attitude doesn’t make me look very good. But it’s what’s on my mind so you, the Internet, get to [...]
Posted in Bryan, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Apr 9th, 2006 1 Comment »
Tonight the kids and I dropped Bryan off at the airport, and I cried all the way home. Not because I felt overwhelmed at facing another week alone with the kids, but because I. love. Him. His smell, his humor, the way he looks in those cargo pants… I am missing him. Who knew that [...]
Posted in Learning, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Mar 19th, 2006 2 Comments »
The church I attend places a high value on art, creativity, and congregational participation in the worship experience. There are many opportunities for our members to share original poetry, responsive readings, essays, and songs during the course of the service. Today I read the following personal essay prior to the sermon as a part of [...]
Posted in Depression, Getting Things Done, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Mar 8th, 2006 1 Comment »
I owe a large part of my recent bout with sanity to Bryan. It was during our recent trip to Portland when I realized how much influence he has had on my level of peace during the last few months. I think the biggest thing for me was his taking over the bulk of the [...]
Posted in Bryan, Learning, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Mar 3rd, 2006 1 Comment »
A couple months ago I was ready to leave him, but something snapped and we made it safely through the maze together. While on our blissful vacation in Portland, I asked him Did he really think we were getting better, or was there just nothing to fight about recently? I was waiting for the other [...]
Posted in Getting Things Done, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Feb 23rd, 2006 1 Comment »
Jen, come here, I need you to sign some papers. What are they? Shareholders Agreements. How many shares do I get? None. Then why do I need to sign? I don’t know. It’s what the accountant told me. Shouldn’t I get fifty percent? Just sign it… Shouldn’t I actually get fifty-ONE percent since I wash [...]
Posted in Getting Things Done, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Feb 21st, 2006 No Comments »
I’ve returned home and already my brain seems distracted again. I think whenever I’m in my house there is data running in the background of my mind that makes it more difficult to focus on what I’m actually doing in the moment. I hate to admit it – only because I’m not looking forward to [...]
Posted in Bryan, Fun Pile, Getting Things Done, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Feb 18th, 2006 3 Comments »
I’m not really sure how to describe the feeling the aura the so obviously NOT US nature of this weekend, especially for those who don’t know me in person, but I am having HELLA fun with my booty-licious husband on this weekend getaway. We are laughing, we are jesting, we are gazing fondly at one [...]
Posted in Bryan, Learning, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Feb 14th, 2006 No Comments »
I’ve never been a big fan of Valentine’s Day. Really, I haven’t. I find the entire ‘holiday’ quite silly, actually. It never seemed important to me to have a specific DAY when someone was SUPPOSED to do something nice to express their love because this behavior was supposed to be NORMAL for people who love [...]
Posted in Learning, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Feb 7th, 2006 No Comments »
I’ve often felt make-up sex was kind of a chicken-egg thing – which comes first? Does a forgiven, healed relationship beget sexual intimacy? Or does marital intimacy help draw you into a place of healing? I’m learning that sometimes it’s important to just take a step of faith, to extend grace, to do something completely [...]
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