That's really our bedroom! But it's only that clean because our apartment is for sale.
Uh-Oh. Paul and I Aren’t Sleeping in the Same Bed Anymore
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Marriage First: There’s a Clear Breadwinner in the Relationship
Despite our very different careers, Paul and I were neck-and-neck with our salaries since we joined the workforce in 2004. Until last year. Continue reading
Marriage First: Working from Home Together
I don’t know if you heard, but there was this hurricane called Sandy in the Northeast earlier this week. Paul and I were two of the extremely lucky ones in New York–no damage to our home or car and we haven’t lost power. (But of course, we’re devastated by the images of destruction in our hometown of Staten Island and the other affected areas.) The storm had an unexpected side effect: forcing us both to do our separate jobs in our not-huge apartment for a few days (and counting), which made me realize some surprising things. Continue reading
Marriage First: Not Sitting Together on a Flight
Paul and I love traveling, so we’ve made it a priority to fly to many destinations together since college. While we’re still not experts at climbing over each other when we need to use the plane’s potty, we much prefer awkwardly stepping over one another to getting personal with other passengers. And we usually pre-load our laptop with movies and funny clips to watch to pass the time on each flight. So when a recent flight was canceled and we were squeezed onto an alternate and soon-departing flight, we weren’t thrilled that our seats were many, many rows apart. Continue reading
Marriage First: Accompanying Your Husband to the ER
At 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Paul touched my arm and shook me a little. I woke up to see him sitting up in bed, wide awake, with his glasses on, a startling sight given that Paul usually wears contacts and doesn’t use corrective lenses of any sort when he’s sleeping. Continue reading
Marriage First: Losing a Loved One
My grandmother had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for decades. And this past Wednesday, June 20th, she stopped suffering. Continue reading
Marriage First: Your Husband Does Something TOTALLY Out of Character
Paul’s a fairly predictable person–or maybe it’s just that I’ve known him for 18 years, so I can predict most of his moves. But I have to say: This past Friday night he did something I didn’t think he’d do if his life depended on it. And it was really strange. Continue reading
A Marriage First: You Realize You’re No Longer Infatuated With Each Other
Despite the title, I promise this post isn’t a downer–far from it. In fact, you just may crack up at what inspired it. Continue reading
Marriage First: When a Wedding Gift Breaks
Our first casualty was probably one of our fragile Mikasa bowls, considering we’re down to six when we once had eight. But breaking bowls didn’t get me nearly as emotional as losing one particular wedding gift on New Year’s Eve. Continue reading
Marriage First: Buying Clothes With a Baby Bump in Mind
I’m not pregnant. Nor do I plan to be pregnant anytime soon. But I did a spot of shopping when Paul and I were in Las Vegas with my family, and one item I tried on made me think something I had never thought before. Continue reading