Category Archives: love

being married is like having a color television set. you never want to go back to black & white.

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loving by the book

This blog is mostly a love letter we write each other, but I also love knowing that it is an open book. The news from Maple Grove…. Kevin will keep his apartment until January, but to show the veracity of … Continue reading

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my guys

When I was 6 or 7 years old and searching for the perfect stuffed animal, I found the Gund Snuffles bear at Carson Pirie Scott at the Southlake Mall. I loved the bear, but didn’t think he looked enough like a bear. At the same … Continue reading

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moving and stuff

This weekend Meg and I (along with the help of some very generous friends) will move Meg into our new “Home” in Maple Grove.  (Once she’s moved in we’ll have posts about our new neighborhood and backyard and things like … Continue reading

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interview with the bachelor

Meg: Hi Kevin Kevin: Hi Meg Meg: How are you coping with all the wedding craziness? Kevin: Pretty well, but it’s entirely possible there is some ignorance involved with that answer. I mean, perhaps I don’t know how stressed out … Continue reading

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writing is tough, loving is not

I’ve been having trouble sitting down to write a post here.  It’s not an aversion to writing about Meg, or the wedding, or our relationship.  All of those things make me tremendously happy.  I think the problem exists because I’m … Continue reading

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an ordinary time

When Kevin and I met, and began to fall into couple patterns, we started attending mass together on weekends. I remember reading the missal that read, “the 18th (or 19th or 20th etc.) Sunday in an Ordinary Time.” What is … Continue reading

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creamette days

I just turned in my “intent to vacate” letter, and let the good people of BDC Management know that I am moving out by September. I’m leaving the city to set up house for our place. A place not quite … Continue reading

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uniquely us (continued)

Meg and I traveled to Duluth last weekend for a little mini vacation.  During our travel we discussed our wedding “theme”  and the concept of uniquely us.  We had lots of fun and after some minor set backs (see previous … Continue reading

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forget me not

Mother’s Day weekend I convinced Kevin to drive to Indiana with me. I dropped him off in Milwaukee to spend some time with his mother and grandmother, and I continued on to see my mother in Valparaiso. About an hour … Continue reading

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