An hour ago I got home from my ward Christmas social. There were horse-drawn hayrides. There were Christmas movies. There was the Grinch and Rudolph. There were donuts and hot chocolate. There were Santas. Presents. Oranges. Chocolate coins. Sticky-fingered children. … Continue reading
A few days ago I was driving in to work at the crack of dadgum dawn, when it hit me: THIS IS MY LIFE NOW. It was surreal, and depressing, to face the day like that, just exactly as I’d … Continue reading
My Saturday Steal for the weekend is this day. Happy Remembrance Day/Veteran’s Day to all who celebrate it. I hope you got the day off like I did. It’s my first official paid holiday since starting my job, and I … Continue reading
One thing that infuriates me about my husband is his staunch refusal to justify my infuriation. That is to say, he never grants me the satisfaction of being rightfully upset with him. He’s developed this incredible knack for turning it … Continue reading
Thursday 15 April, 2011 0700h MST. Why hast thou forsaken me?
Poor Kyle and I were having a little bit of marital weirdness a couple of weeks ago. I don’t really know what else to call it besides marital weirdness. To say it was marital strife makes it sound more divorce-ish … Continue reading
I have been having the most awkward conversations lately. It seems like every conversation I have taken part in over this past week has been extremely awkward. Like, bordering painful. This morning, for example, I was walking through the hall … Continue reading