12 years ago I awoke knowing I'd marry the man of my dreams in just a few short hours. I had NO idea where this journey would take us, at 29 years old I simply knew that this guy was the person I wanted to do life with and had faith that we could face anything. I certainly didn't know that one of the things we'd have to face was my alcoholism, nor that we'd face so many other life challenges. Over these years we've lost jobs, had illnesses, feared for our children's well being, faced financial ...
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Sober Sex? Dear God Help Me I’m Talking About It
At the age of 16 I was truly kissed for the very first time, sure I'd had the fumbling kisses of younger years but this one made my toes curl. I stood leaning against my Father's car in the driveway of the first "real" love of my life, he leaned in and as our lips met my world changed. In that nanosecond the world stopped and I can remember everything. The way the breeze came off the fields, how he smelled and how his lips were a bit dry and chapped against mine. My 16 year old self revelled in ...
Get Over Here & Congratulate My Folks on 50 Years of Marriage
50 years of marriage don't come easy! Imagine a time long ago, 52 years ago to be precise. You have a 16 year old girl who lives in South East London, England who may be called somewhat sheltered and naive. Her name is Rose and she is the eldest child and only daughter of a heavy-handed Roman Catholic Irish mother who knows her every move. Rose has reached the age where she's dying to go to the dances at a local church. After working her fingers to the bone at home to persuade her Mum that ...
Today Is My 10 Year Anniversary – Tin? Are you Kidding Me?
Today is our 10 Year Anniversary. It's official, we've achieved the Tin/Aluminum Gift suggestion as per Wikipedia, yes it's our 10 Year Anniversary. Seriously Tin/Aluminum??? Nowadays making 10 years and actually valuing one another equates to the Silver status of the 25th anniversary in my mind. Over the past 10 years we've faced many challenges in our marriage, from little things like learning to live with each other to larger issues which rocked our world. We have seen many of our friends ...
Aging Gracefully? Probably Not But Planning Something Big
As a woman who has hit the latter years of thirty I have been graced with the ability to reflect. Yes this is indeed a gift, when I was in my twenties I was much too busy and oh-so special to waste my time doing such introverted activities. Do I sound pompous yet? I've got visions of sitting on a porch in my 80's in a bright mumu, wearing vibrant red lipstick and magenta hair doling out advice as if I've earned the right. 39 feels like a good age to begin practicing. My 20 something self ...