Oh how I love Modern Family! In the most recent episode (*SPOILER ALERT*), Claire and Phil (the mom and dad) are caught in a compromising position (doing it doggy-style) when the kids try to surprise them with an anniversary breakfast in bed. Which got me to thinking, right after I got engaged to my husband,…
Category: Loving
It’s over
And so, it’s over. I’m talking about the deep freeze, not the marriage, thankfully. It’s over like an active volcano that simmers and burbles, building pressure over time until one day, when you can’t say you didn’t expect it, hot lava and ash is everywhere. Luckily, we were out for dinner at the time of…
Sorry seems to be the hardest word
I lied. I actually have an amazing memory. I can remember which old movies we’ve seen, what the name of that great wine we had was, and can usually remember names of people I meet, the faces for sure! And when I’m grumpy, my memory kicks in to high gear and the wrongs that befell…
For better or for worse
What do you do when your spouse shouts or swears at you? Do you shout back or do you cower? Do you flip him/her the bird or do you calmly ask, “why are you shouting at me?” Do you head for the guest room or pack your bags?? What if you started it? Not by…
Fake it till you Make it
When I was in New York (what seems like a million years ago now, instead of just 3 weeks ago) I went to uber-sexy Buddakan for dinner with an old friend. After the initial “you haven’t aged a bit!” pleasantries, Mike asked how long I’d been married (which was the last time I saw him)….
1 more sleep!
Does anyone else HAVE to HAVE that Halston Heritage dress SJP is wearing? But I digress… My husband turned 40 last year. For years, in preparation of his mid-life crisis, he had been planning a boys trip to the golf mecca of Ireland. But as the milestone approached, it seemed the world’s financial markets imploded…
Sunshine, Sex and Spring Chickens
Well the rain has finally gone away and it’s smoking hot here in beautiful Vancouver. Sultry, sunny, sweating drinks on a patio kind of smoking hot. Vancouver is a beautiful place to live most of the year long, but the sudden burst of heat after a long wet grey fall, winter and early spring is…
Chocolate Kisses
Happy Valentines! Despite my grumbling about Red earlier in the week, I awoke to 4 happy faces and chocolate kisses this morning. Cupid, again, has slain me. Chocolates, flowers, cuddles, kisses, whatever he’s offering – I want it all and I don’t care that it’s a Hallmark holiday. It is expected and he did not…
You don’t bring me flowers
My husband never buys me flowers for Valentines Day, because “it’s too expected.” So what then, you might ask, do I get for Valentines? When I look back at our 13 or 15 Valentine Days together (1994-1995 were on-again, off-again years) very little in the way of gifts that wow come to mind: dinners out…
Valentines schmalentines
I think I started hating Valentines Day in grade school. I would count the number of cards received, analyze the sappy sentiments inside and ruthlessly grade myself in terms of popularity. As I got into high school, the lack of a boyfriend really turned me off of the day for lovers – tacky commercialism and…
Love Lucie 