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Lessons learned on Valentine’s Day 2000
I learned a couple of important lessons on Valentine’s Day in 2000. {OK, so it might have been the year 2000 or it might have been 2001 … it wasn’t long after Lee & I were married in January 1999. The point is, we were newlyweds.} Early in our relationship we settled into a tradition of staying in on Valentine’s Day and making dinner together. We usually did something simple — like making pizzas — and would watch a movie. Apparently I still had newlywed brain that particular year. I went out and spent way too much money on some hot pink, sexy get-up. I’m not talking about something simple…
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A house divided: what Lee & I argue about the most
Lee and I go to all the home Wichita State University men’s basketball games. Lee’s been going for 20+ years, I’ve been going since I started dating him (about 16 years). EVERY year we have this same argument about the Big 12 vs. Missouri Valley conferences. I’ve adopted the WSU Shockers as my local team, so I’m a fan. But c’mon, there’s a big difference between the type of athlete and the level of play in the MVC compared with the players and the style of play in a league like the Big 12. Or the SEC, where my Mizzou Tigers now live. This annual debate has been hot &…
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E.T. in lingerie, or: things that cannot be unseen
This might be the first post on my 16-day-old blog that truly fits the Next Door To Normal title. This is some weirdness right here. We have the interior and exterior of our house sprayed for bugs every few months year-round because I will freak the hell out and cause bodily harm to myself and others at the sight of an insect. So the bug guy came this week and I cringed when I opened the door to invite him in. I cringed because I’m SURE he remembers what he saw in my bedroom about six years ago. Six years ago, Lee was having trouble thinking of a Christmas/Hanukkah present…
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Every day of marriage is another day closer to death
I’ve been trying to decide on the appropriate post for wedding anniversary No. 14. I thought about telling you the story about how Lee proposed {it involves Burger King}. I thought about sharing my sermon on why people should marry for money … but I’m not in the mood today to point out the obvious :D I thought about just posting a few photos from the wedding. When I went looking for the scrapbook of photos, I didn’t find it. What I did find was a printout of an email I sent to friends right after we returned from our honeymoon. I don’t remember writing the email but I’m glad…
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The way the cookie crumbles: an anniversary present from Lee
Lee surprised me this afternoon with an anniversary present a day early — a dozen custom-designed cookies celebrating my big win in my fantasy football league this year! Those who know us know that it’s uber-romantic for his gift to be sports-related. That is how we roll. And I take great pleasure knowing that he went against every fiber of his being to order black and gold, Mizzou-ish cookies. Just gonna say now that I don’t plan on ever ordering Kansas Jayhawk cookies for him. Our friend Stephanie Johnson runs Sweets By Steph here in Wichita and she made the cookies. She bakes a yummy cookie and her design skills…