Just over twenty-four years ago, I was a freshman in college. I had taken my huge art project (because I started as an art major) out to the dorm lobby for company and because I could spread out on one of the tables. It was shortly before Christmas and we were all ready for finals […]
An Anniversary and Books with Mature Couples
Last month my husband and I celebrated our 20th anniversary and I’m still feeling sappy about it. So, I hope you’ll indulge me another post inspired by my own real-life romance! With every year that passes, I appreciate more and more how romance changes and gets better with time. That’s not to say it’s been […]
Love Across the Miles (and Screens) + Giveaway
Last week, my husband and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary. Naturally, a milestone like this has one reminiscing about beginnings. We first “met” back in the late 90s on AOL, but neither were looking for love. I was living in Florida and had recently decided to attend college in North Carolina. I wandered into […]
TIME is romantic
Every year since my oldest was small, we’ve had a tradition of letting her go to her grandparent’s house for a week. I’ll admit, at first, I struggled with it. This was my BABY we were talking about. I couldn’t live without her for a WEEK. She was a little over one when we first […]
My Real Life Romance
Two days from now is my 24th wedding anniversary, so I thought I’d post a little about our real life romance. We met a few days after I started my first year of college. I believe we started school the last week of August. Our first date was September 9, 1988. :) We spent every weekend, and many hours […]