My family was never big on having animals when we were growing up. We had a fish and a bird. We acquired the fish through a school function by winning one of those fair games and we acquired the bird because I wanted to be part of a bad high school prank. Since I won [...]

I would say we had major success at marriage camp. The retreat was structured as such:
*Talk lead by a couple on a certain subject *Personal Reflection *Couple Dialogue* then rinse and repeat. There were worksheets to help guide your PR/CD as they liked to call it. There were also some additional activities baked into the [...]

This weekend Sam and I will be attending what Catholics are dubbing  “Discovery Weekend”. We will be attending with 14 other couples, according to the voicemail I received last evening requesting that we bring something “sweet” to share. There will be 3 tables- Fruity, Salty & Sweet- we got picked for the Sweets table. Sweet. [...]

OK- I am going to ask a tough question here- why would anyone want to wear the Vivienne Westwood dress from SATC that Carrie Bradshaw wore for the wedding that never was? It was an extremely heartbreaking moment in that movie (I know it is only a movie) but that dress was front and center [...]

One thing that Sam and I like to do and should do is contribute to the various family holiday celebrations. As a kid I never really thought anything of the amount of work going into it until I started running a household. Granted it is currently a small household but someday soon we will have [...]

Sam and I successfully returned from our practice honeymoon- it was a trip filled with a comedy of errors but we had a wonderful time none the less. Upon our return we kicked wedding planning into high gear. Save the dates- on their way to us and will be on their way to you very [...]