At BYU, students can earn a degree in Marriage, Family and Human Development. To me this seems like an incredible cop-out. “What did you go to college for?” “Oh, I got my degree in Marriage.” “Really? So what was your … Continue reading
Poor Kyle got to sleep in. I had my errands to run. And when we got back together, we had a cookout. One day, over a year ago, I stood next to Poor Kyle on the back deck of his … Continue reading
What do you do when your hair, which–once upon a time–looked like this… …suddenly morphs into a swamp-thing version of its past life (like this:)? I’ll tell you what I do. First, I realise that the reason my hair looks … Continue reading
I wake with a start. “What day is it?” Tuesday? Wednesday? Wednesday, I think. “I am forgetting something….what is it? Think, think, think. Wednesday…” … “Oh, shoot–Wednesday! This is the day Chelsie can use the internet, and I haven’t written … Continue reading
When one’s husband accuses one of being addicted to one’s laptop, there is nothing to do but eat really cheap pizza. I don’t know what it is about being in a bad mood that makes me crave crappy food, but … Continue reading
No, I don’t mean anything to do with eggs being fertilised. I’ve already talked a lot about the lies married people feed soon-to-be-married people: That marriage is hard [when it’s actually impossible], the wedding night is magical [depends on who … Continue reading
Dear B, Oh, B! It’s beautiful. It’s the most beautiful beautiful I’ve ever seen. It looks so perfect there on that hand of yours. You’re getting married. I am excited for you, you know. And I’m immensely glad I nagged … Continue reading