30 Things My Parents Taught Me About Marriage

Feb 21, 2017 | Family, Marriage, Thoughts on Life

“To find someone who will love you for no reason, and to shower that person with reasons, that is the ultimate happiness.” -Robert Brault 30 years. It’s nearly as long as I’ve been alive, and today it’s as long as my parents have been married. In...

I’ll be missing you.

May 30, 2016 | Family, Marriage, Thoughts on Life

From the day my parents met, they never spent more than 24 consecutive hours away from each other. Sometimes if my mom was driving home late at night and my dad realized it was getting close to a full day since he’d seen her, he would drive to meet her halfway...

5 Things I’ve Learned in 5 Years of Marriage

Jun 19, 2015 | Marriage

Today is Orlando and I’s fifth wedding anniversary, and while it doesn’t seem possible that we’ve been married that long, I know we’ve both grown by leaps and bounds in that amount of time.  Marriage, if anything, is one of those life tools...

Happy Birthday to My Husband

Apr 29, 2015 | Marriage

Dear Orlando, Just as I was sitting down to write this post, I changed over the little motivational quotes box on my desk and this was what came up: “Keep focused on who and what are most important in your life.  Making a life is more important than making a...

32 Ways I Miss My Husband

Oct 20, 2014 | Family, Life in Mexico, Marriage, Thoughts on Life

I was originally going to title this post “5 Reasons Why Long Distance Marriage Sucks” or “Why Long Distance Love Is Harder When You’re Married With Kids” but it just felt too negative and complaint-ridden.  Many of you know that Orlando...