“The best way to remember your wife’s birthday is to forget it once.” – attributed to Herbert V. Prochnow, toastmaster and writer I love September. As someone who thoroughly enjoyed school, I get nostalgic for everything related to the start of a new school year – new stationery, new schedules, new classes, and of course, […]
“Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path.” – Paulo Coelho, author, The Zahir I haven’t been a particularly prolific blogger as of late. Often, what I write about reflects my life experiences and the lessons I’ve learned. The last two years have been a bittersweet period of challenge […]
“Getting married is like trading the adoration of many for the sarcasm of one.” – Mae West, American actress Happy Valentine’s Day Alan had just finished making yet another joke at Lisa’s expense… Lisa: “We’ve been married for 11 years. You’ve been mocking me for the last 10. How about taking a break?”Alan: “But there’s so much […]
“Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.” – Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride Disclaimer: These are, of course, tongue-in-cheek conversations intended solely to provoke a response from Alan. He never fails to disappoint! Lisa: Hey! The guy in that car just cut me off! That’s so dangerous! I can’t believe that. Should I […]
“Make laughter the soundtrack of your marriage.” – Dave Willis, pastor and author A couple of weeks ago, I had the “pleasure” of watching my husband Alan be good at yet another thing that he’d never done before. Yay for me. Don’t get me wrong, I’m filled with pride whenever I witness Alan excel, which happens to […]
“90% of being married is just shouting ‘What?’ from other rooms.” – Unknown Earlier this year, Alan and I celebrated 10 years of marriage. I use the word “celebrated” loosely as there was very little fanfare involved. That’s because Alan has been very committed to his triathlon training since we started the sport three years […]
“If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” – Will Rogers, American actor My husband Alan and I regularly carpool to and from work. On the way home one day, when we were stuck in slow-moving traffic, I threw out a random conversation topic to […]
“I like rice. Rice is great if you’re hungry and want 2,000 of something.” – Mitch Hedberg, American stand-up comedian For as long as I can remember, my Mom has cooked rice in a rice cooker – not a stovetop pot that the parents of so many of my non-Asian friends seemed to favour. […]
“One of the best things about being married is that I now get TWO votes in every election!” — a smiling Lisa, to her clearly unimpressed husband I got married later in life (at 37 to be exact). If it had been up to me – or more so, my mother – it would […]
“I love being married. It’s so great to find one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.” — Rita Rudner, comedian, actress, and writer I’ll be the first to concede that I married someone who is a far better human being than I am. My husband Alan is a […]
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