The speed at which life moves never ceases to amaze me. It seems like just yesterday that I was anxiously awaiting Valentine’s Day because I had a feeling my boyfriend was going to propose. That was 22 years ago. And now that boyfriend is my husband of almost 21 years and the father of my three children. I was thinking of how far we had come from that younger couple who was … [Read more...]
Spilling the Beans
My 48th birthday is only a few weeks away. In two more years, I hit the half-century mark. When I first came into the world in 1965, the milk man brought the milk, calls were made on a rotary phone, and if you should be unlucky enough to fall asleep early on the night that Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, or A Charlie Brown Christmas was on, you were out of luck until the … [Read more...]
Friendship, Romance and a Book Review
One of my guiltiest pleasures in life is reading romance novels and watching so-called chick flicks. I’m a complete sucker for a love story. If the heroine is a strong, independent woman, and her love interest is a successful, commitment-phobic older man, I know I’ll be hooked. Add a beautiful setting, such as a beach house on Long Island with an amazing closet, and you can … [Read more...]
Waiting for My Postcard from GOD
As hard as it is for me to believe, this July marked the 23rd anniversary of the first date I had with my husband, Joe. I feel as if I just blinked and went from an almost 25 year old woman who had no idea what she was going to do with her life, to a 47 year old mom of three who still has no idea of what she wants to do with her life. When I look back to that time, I remember … [Read more...]
Another Day In Paradise
The stomach bug that has gone around our house for the last week is just about over and we are all starting to feel like ourselves again. Our youngest did just throw up five minutes ago but I'm really hoping that has more to do with all the cake he ate while we were celebrating my husbands birthday today and not a repeat of last week. As I have been experiencing the … [Read more...]
