And by “it” I mean anniversaries. Seth and I are the kind of people who prefer “experience” type gifts over material gifts, so when our first anniversary was coming up, I called dibs on planning how we’d celebrate it. I had spent the previous summer making pretty regular trips to Traverse City for work and …
Hello everyone. It’s been a little crazy on our end this past week or so, due in large part to some tough family stuff going on. Many of you know that my dad is an alcoholic, and has been for as long as I can remember. Last weekend, we had an intervention and sent him …
So. You and your partner think that you’re ready to take the next step in your relationship and acquire a baby mammal of some kind. For the purposes of this blog I’m going to assume that is a pet and not a baby human because I have no experience acquiring children (that sounds so …
We have many animals, and I’m sure you’re all wondering, “How do you come up with names for all those critters?” Let the curiosity end here! All of the animals Kayla and I have bought together have one naming convention in common; they’re all named after items in the Barenaked Ladies song If I had …
Finding furniture for our house can sometimes be a real chore. I have already mentioned Seth’s penchant for picking up nearly anything off of the curb and bringing it home. But one topic upon which we can have an especially difficult time agreeing is when it comes to upholstered pieces like couches and chairs. Kayla …
In honor of Earth Day, I wanted to take a time out to talk about climate change. This is not a post designed to teach you about the facts of climate change, so whether or not you think climate change is real, it would be appreciated if you read this post through to the end. …
Today is my wonderful husband’s 28th birthday. I warned you that occasionally you’d have to hear about how great I think he is, and today you’ll just have to tolerate it because it’s his special day and I love him to pieces. I’m going to try to describe to you how great he is and …
Seth and I both recently graduated, him with his bachelor’s degree and me with my master’s degree. We went to two different schools and aside from school, Seth maintained one job and I maintained between two and three (yes I am insane). To say it was a challenge to spend time together was an understatement. …
I heard probably my 300th couple whisper-yelling awful things at each other while bartending the other night. It’s something we’ve all seen and probably even done. I’ve heard women bitching about their husbands. I’ve seen full-on screaming matches. But isn’t there a better way? Every couple fights. It’s a fact of life. You will never …
