Extreme Kayaking, Or How I Almost Drowned The Wedding Date
If you don’t know what extreme kayaking is, let me say right now: I pity you. Obviously you don’t come from a family where activities such…
There’s No Painting in Dance Class!
I find myself giving a lot of pep talks these days. Whether it’s telling my high school students to stop obsessing over another dance team’s costumes/props/anorexic…
From the Olive Garden to Africa
The good thing about having a boyfriend is that when your family makes its annual Mother’s Day pilgrimage to the Toms River Olive Garden, you have…
Damn it Does NOT Feel Good to be a Lannister
You know you’ve gone off the deep end when you start talking in your sleep about tiles—not bathroom tiles, mind you, but gaming tiles. Little cardboard…
A Rock Obama
Because I get a kick out of trying to turn my preschoolers into “global citizens” at the tender age of three, we have a world map…
Five Years, One Night, Four Pairs of Heels
Presumably my father was being facetious when he suggested that I try on “every outfit” in my closet before heading down to Baltimore for my very…
A Disaster in the Shower
I’m in bed, debating whether or not I should get up and make The Wedding Date a cup of coffee before he has to leave for…
How To Tell You’re Becoming an Old Lady
I am officially old. I know this because when I got home from work on Friday afternoon, my first thought was “I’d really like to take…
Queen of the Whack-a-Mole
My plan, upon arriving at the arcade with The Wedding Date and his kids, is to kick butt. This way they’ll know whose boss even if…
Finally: The Wedding Date’s Kids
By the time Friday afternoon rolls around, I’m kind of freaking out about meeting The Wedding Date’s kids. What if they don’t like me? What if…
This is a Wine Tasting, Not a Bar
So, getting back to the Flower Show and my grandmother’s annual pilgrimage to Philadelphia: its 5pm on Thursday and a few of my dad’s co-workers have…
Chucky Cheese Might Be a Nice Alternative
My brother and I had a rather phenomenal tree house when we were growing up. It had three levels complete with a sandbox underneath, a bright…
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