Tag: love

  • Finding Our Groove in Self Isolation

    It was 10 pm and my husband was working on his homework in bed. I was adding color-coded blocks to my calendar so I wouldn’t have that dreaded moment tomorrow around 3pm, the WTF do I do next and OMG I cannot leave this house one.

  • A Life Update

    Happy 4th of July! The gap between these is getting longer, though I don’t feel bad as I’ve been getting my fair fix of writing, contemplating and sharing.

  • How To Find Your Love Language

    We’re on our way to the Florida Keys for a wedding as I read The 5 Love Languages out loud to my husband.  Yes, he’s a saint. He’s also accustomed to life with a writer. I approach the most important parts of my life with the diligence of a student. That’s how I function: study, analyze, process,…

  • Newlywed Life: Relationship Status

    Our world looks like a lot of cozy nights in. Jaime and I have been cooking, having wine and planning all the ways we want to renovate and personalize our new home. So that’s life right now. Serious study regarding the nuances of white paint, the shading variations of a bold white versus a warm…

  • 2018: A {Crazy} Good Year

    The words that come to mind right now are: we did it. We got married in Spain. We moved far away. We bought a home! The perfect starter home that I’m sitting in right now. I have a steaming (reheated) cup of coffee and a straight view of The Smoky Mountains.