Category: domestic bliss
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One year ago tonight, Paul and I had our first date. The weather was overcast with a chance of rain that night as we both walked from opposite corners to the restaurant door: Paul: "God, I hope she doesn't think I'm a wuss because I brought an umbrella". Me: "God, he brought an umbrellla–what a…
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I am so disappointed in the new Abarth ad featuring Charlie Sheen. It makes the Abarth look like a wealthy mega-consumers personal indoor golf cart. Charlie Sheen is an ill person suffering from drug and alchohol addiction who has mistreated his family, fans and coworkers. He is NOT a good representative of Fiat. I own…
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Paul and I are discussing the ways we will pay for the wedding (and the house move, and the baby). Paul wants to use some of his teaching salary, or as we call it his "MIAD Money". Me: "But you wanted to use that for a trip or something special" Paul: "Kate, the wedding IS…
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Me: "I'm not looking forward to getting poked and prodded for the next nine months" Paul: "That's what you get for getting poked and prodded for the last nine months!"
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1) Yes, I am. 2) About 5 weeks. The due date is October 6th. 3) Yes, we were trying. (But our quick success is a surprise!) 4) Yes, we are getting married. He asked me in the kitchen, with his coat on, after racing home when I told him on the phone. For the record,…
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Mom called last night, as she does more often now that she lives stateside— "I was polishing the car, and guess what? The trim, the trim around the windows is gold! I have a pim…, it's been pimped, I have a you know pimp mobile! And then, you know what I have? I have a…
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Being recruited to do renovation demo, a kitchen plumbing mishap,long drives in a rental car, the worst of the worst embarrassing family stories….The Boy has sailed through the first Mikkelsen family holiday with flying colors. And Mom is in top form. But she may have met her match: Mom, as he was mopping up the…
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The Boy, looking at me unwinding after work: "A glass of Rose, a piece of chocolate—you're a foot rub away from heaven!" Me: "You said it, get over here, take my shoes off!"
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It's been a calendar year since I moved in, and this closet has been filled to the brim that entire time. Somehow I managed to get it empty and all the household debris put away in one day. The hottest, stickiest day of the year, of course. But it's done. Which means the close ready…
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When you've waited 10 years for something, falling in love in 10 dates seems perfectly reasonable. I may regret this post in the future; if it all goes tits up. But for the moment, I'm going to enjoy the hell out of the ride. I deserve it. He deserves it. It's the first kiss, the…
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