A couple of months ago, Chris and I took our nasty, stale, extraordinarily aged wedding cake topper on our anniversary trip. Our thirteenth anniversary trip. Topper got to enjoy every aspect of Asheville, The Grove Park Inn, Sunset Chasing, Chocolate Shop Visiting, and we even took him to The Biltmore Estate. I’m waiting for them […]
A Culmination of Sweet, Sweet Justice.
Chris and I have been on a date weekend in Atlanta for the past couple of days, and I was completely lazy, took a couple of naps, and wrote not. Plus, Atlanta reminded me of this fabulous, fabulous night that changed the status of our relationship forever. Originally Posted January 25, 2012. Chris and I […]
The Circle of Art.
I’ve never told you guys that I’m a model. (I’m in between jobs right now.) (Like, 22 years in between.) But still. It all started with a family portrait when I was a toddler. William Hallmark was a friend of a friend of my parents. He was a teenager at the time, and quickly becoming […]
The Mystery of Fred.
Fred came into our lives at lunchtime on the last day of February. We were having one of our many recent picnics in the front yard, enjoying the benefits of living in Alabama (early, lovely Spring), when he ran purposefully up the street, into our yard, caught Ali’s attention, then immediately rolled over to invite […]
The Home Invasion.
Sunday afternoon. Noah was lazily waking up from his nap, I was finishing a couple of blog posts, Ali was having quiet time, and Chris was out running. It was a calm, lovely day. Noah started moaning, so I went to retrieve him. He was crying by the time I arrived, which led to cuddling. […]
Can’t Buy Me Trust.
This is a guest post by Chris, Contributing Editor and Chief Husband. So Ingrid is gone. My silver 2002 Mercedes Benz SLK32 AMG Retractable Hardtop Convertible. 2 Seats. Supercharged. 349hp. Electronically limited to 155 mph per the owner’s manual. My dream car. Sold. Retitled. Driven away. My could-have-been, would-have-been, antique-tagged old man car. She has […]
An Explanation Of Uncomfortable Sorts.
Leaving off from yesterday’s story, Chris’ Mom arrived and took over for me so that I could go to my doctor’s appointment. At the end of my visit, they sent me down to the lab to get several vials of my precious blood stolen from my arms. Two lab techs met me at the door […]
Passing the Torch.
This is a guest post by my Dad. Besides being an expert mechanic on all things and especially those antique, he is a writer, an artist (one of his pen and ink drawings can be seen below), a Tech Inspector for the Le Mans racing series, a beekeeper, a Chicken Coop Designer, an adventurer (I’ve […]
The Complete Saga of Sam the Cat.
Last Friday evening, as the kids were getting ready for bed and I was addictively glued to CNN while the police were finally closing in on a stowaway in a boat in someone’s backyard in Boston, Chris went down to our garage for a minute. In the process, he inadvertently created a stowaway situation of […]
On Prophecies and Swearing.
My Granddad was a giant of a man. I was never that impressed with Fezzik, Gulliver, or Goliath, because they couldn’t measure up to my Granddad’s height and girth. He was born to a Greek Immigrant and a Alabama Woman – a couple who had gotten married before he could speak English or she could […]