Now that football is on three times a week, jigg has to figure out a way to balance spending time with me and managing his Fantasy Football league and watching all the games. Luckily for him, I grew up being a Patriots fan and football is the only sport I actually enjoy watching so I [...]
Wedding season is in full swing again and one of the most common questions I hear guests asking is “What should I get the bride and groom?” First lesson in finance: cash is king. In the hierarchy of wedding gifting, I noticed that many gifters rank cash at the bottom of the sincerity and thoughtfulness [...]
Be careful asking people what’s going on in their lives. I try not to ask acquaintances what’s going on in their lives anymore. The last time I did that, the person told me that she was recovering from chemotherapy, getting over her divorce, and hoping to find a job after being out of work for [...]
We were looking for something “photojournalistic”. jigg and I told our photographer that we wanted our wedding photo album to have a “photojournalistic feel” to it – pictures that are unsuspecting and spontaneous, and shots that capture events in mid-action because we felt that those were the type of pictures that told the best stories. [...]
jigg and I just celebrated our one year anniversary this past weekend. To commemorate this, I drew him a comic! We didn’t really do anything big because we’re throwing ourselves an awesome BBQ this coming Saturday. I was stressing myself over the little details while planning this reception at the beginning. But in the past [...]
I don’t know why other women kept telling me otherwise, but shopping for my wedding dress was one stressful experience. In the past couple of months, I must have looked at least a couple hundred dresses online and tried on 40 or so in stores, but each time I think I’ve found the “perfect” dress, something [...]
