Regular Life

It isn’t impossible, but these days it’s improbable.
My wife and I have been married 16 years as of August 15. Looking back I wonder, in somewhat chronological order:

Would we have met had I not switched at the last minute from the University of Arkansas to the lesser-known University of Central Arkansas?
What if I hadn’t [...]

I’m off work all week and we’re finally painting a few rooms in our house after living here almost three years. That’s a record for living in one home, by the way, in our nearly 16-year marriage.
Do not read the rest of this unless you like boring update posts that don’t have any real [...]

Note: Mr. B and Mrs. B have been renamed Sir B and Lady B. The other implied they were our elders.
With the flurry of activity here regarding my recent weekend of meeting online friends without getting murdered, I haven’t had a chance to mention a first Shannon and I had with Sir B [...]

My first (and still only) car that I got brand new was my 1989 Dodge Shadow.
In August 1992, Shannon and I got married and drove my most prized possession from Little Rock, Arkansas to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. It carried us to Gatlinburg and many surrounding sites in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Condoms, [...]

I am not bad luck at weddings, no matter what my wife might tell you.
In the 15 years my wife and I have been married, we have attended and/or participated in 13 family weddings. Somewhat sadly, three of those family members stood at the altar more than once. Stay with me. I [...]

The meaning of the term “date night” morphs into something wholly different than back before we had a child. Spontaneity takes on new meaning, too.
In our pre-kid (PK) days, these nights were random in nature. Sure, if we had big plans, we generally held them on an evening when neither of us worked the next [...]

When I find myself alone in the house for an evening, I immediately consider renting movies I can’t watch with my wife around. While viewing these movies, I always keep one hand free.
For the popcorn.
You see, my wife is not a fan of scary movies. Whether it’s labeled “thriller,” or “horror,” generally she’s out. Her [...]

Ben and I just returned from the donut shop. We made the trek to Krispy Kreme this time because his mommy loves a donut filled with white creme, not the custard that all the other donut shops use (trust me, I’ve done my own research). Holy gods of greed and gluttony, those donuts are expensive!
I [...]

I needed supper, but it wasn’t in the evening’s budget. I scrounged for change and came up with $2.50 in quarters, and then grabbed a dime for good measure. I figured the nearby $4.99 Car Wash place, with all the people it kept waiting every day, would have a vending machine. Surely for $2.60 I [...]

When you have pictures, each of which is either worth a thousand words or tells a story (don’t it?), depending on your source, why add a bunch of words?
Perhaps this is the idea behind Wordless Wednesday. I don’t know. Whatever the case, I like the idea and will participate again.
After three weeks in a row, [...]