Category: Relationships

Chats with K

The world is depressing and heavy right now so today I’m sharing some recent conversations with K that are neither depressing nor heavy. Me: How’s she doing? K: Good. I’m a snot machine in the other hand. Me: What color? K: Clear. Me: …that was a very “mom question” wasn’t it? K: Yes.  *while in…

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Happy Birthday, My Love

Today is K’s 33rd birthday. (I love this pictures of him giving his sister the business.) Last year, when he turned 32, we had no idea it would be his last one without a child. We were on vacation- in Arizona- and we went on a long train ride through a canyon and had dinner…

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A Dozen Years Under Our Belt

Twelve years and one day ago, K asked me to be his girlfriend. Kind of. It was actually a mutual resolution. Romantic, right? He was a little more romantic when he proposed eight years and one day ago 😉 It’s comical how much has changed since we kicked this off. (Seven years ago I wrote…

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All Kinds of Kinds

I think it’s absolutely amazing how differently wired we all are. Our tolerances, values, weaknesses, strengths… everyone is 100% unique. And even when we relate to one another on a large scale, we still harbor vast differences on small details. It’s fascinating and empowering and isolating and frustrating- but it’s life. And I believe that…

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