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Notes From October

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

I’ve been trying to come up with a coherent post these last couple of days, but nothing has come together… so here are some random notes from the past month. I love that during this time of year in the mornings when I open my front door Orion is always directly over our house. It [...]

Here Ends The Summer Of Our Discontent

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

It’s only a coincidence that a project of mine is going live right here at the end of summer, what with Friday being the first day of fall. However, it feels like more than just happenstance. This project has been long, arduous, exhausting, and frustrating and this summer was too hot, too long, and too [...]

My Weekend As A Trophy Wife

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Adriene’s job had a conference on St Simon’s Island this week. Spouses were invited to join along for free so I couldn’t pass the opportunity up. Who knows when we’ll ever go to St Simon’s Island again and get a free stay at The King and Prince Hotel. We hoped we would be able to [...]

Thoughts From Sailing On A Boat

Friday, February 25th, 2011

Adriene and I have just returned from a cruise for 8 days sailing to St. Maarten, St Lucia, and St Kitts. We left the girls with Adriene’s parents and enjoyed actual, extended adult time together. We actually had conversations without being interrupted or repeating ourselves fifteen times. We ate meals without cajoling or begging or [...]

A Decade Doesn’t Seem So Long Anymore

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

Ten years ago today Adriene and I were married. We were married in a large, old, historic church in Savannah on a misty evening. It may have been a little warm in Savannah, it was freezing at home where everyone who drove down to our wedding found upon their return that Atlanta was covered in [...]