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Day Seven: Reacquainted

The romantic comedy always ends when the couple finally gets together. But anyone who’s been married for even a month knows those fledgling days aren’t a true harbinger of what’s to come. When we were first married, the stark contrast between the...

Fourteen Years Ago

July 1. Beach. Nerves. Family. Sunset dinner. High tide. Nerves. Will you? Yes. He remembered the date and I didn’t, so the flowers were a genuine, sweet surprise. Four red roses, two pink. One for each of us, and a card to thank me for yes and six. Yes all over...

NYC Photo Contest

Three of us went to NYC for the day and each took a camera. We decided it would be fun to have a photo contest. Mommy was the judge in 3 categories: fun, artistic, and postcard (something suitable to be printed on a postcard). You get to judge—which photo is the...

Romance on House Arrest

For most anniversaries Romance can choose from an array of opportunities—the world is its oyster. (For our first anniversary we went away for an entire romantic weekend.) But when placenta previa leads to bed rest and then house arrest, Romance has few options,...

And a Pixel New Year

We hadn’t had special 1-on-1 time in a while. January 1st and nothing on the calendar. It was time. “What would you like to do with Daddy on our date?” I asked. “Maybe we could go to Gabby’s house and play!” he said excitedly. Hmmm....