All That Heaven Will Allow

Rain and sun and dark skies/ Well now they don’t mean thing/ If you got a girl that loves ya/ And wants to wear your ring // My Jersey boy. On my very first trip to Jersey, on our very first “date” (if that’s what you want to call it), we stopped to a ghost…

On Top of the World

There is something oddly official about an engagement ring. I’ve known for years we’re going to be together forever. I don’t want any other life than the one I have. And I really thought I’d made it to a place where the ring didn’t matter. But somehow, when he slipped it on my finger, it…

Unpacking After a Long Trip

Early yesterday morning we landed after a rather pleasant red-eye flight home. I was gone for 15 days. Brian was gone for 9. If you live far away from your family, you know that trips to visit them are never a vacation. Usually, they are so trying on your patience and nerves that getting back…