Marriage is a tough business. Anyone that says it’s not, that it’s easy, is either lying to you or to themselves. Two people, different interests, different families, backgrounds, hopes, ambitions that make it through the ridiculousness of dating to a proposal. A deal, they make a deal, to love only one person, think of that…
Milestones are weird. The culmination of years, tiny steps and near misses, all come together in one day. A ceremony celebrating a right of passage or an achievement. Katlyn graduated from Xavier College Prep today. Four years of homework and tests, crazy schedules and days when she just didn’t want to get out of bed.…
I love peanut butter, the movies, Saturday morning, turning the pages of a book, being in a new city for the first time, and Milk Duds. When you’re little you always hear that you shouldn’t say you “love” anything because love is reserved for people and that is true, but I use it anyway. There…
Arizona is 100 years old this Valentine’s Day. I woke up early to the sound of pouring rain. It’s one of my favorite things about living here, when it rains, it really rains. The sky opens up, sheets of water drop and then it’s sunny and fresh and beautiful. The day started with rain and…
I must have four full bottles of Spray n Wash, the refill size. I’m on this crazy cleaning spree lately and part of my assault includes the cabinet in my laundry room. Everything came out, cabinet wiped clean and everything went back. Holy crap, I have a lot of Spray n Wash. How did that happen?…