http://thismarriagething.com Off the cuff conversation about marriage, staying in love and redefining happily ever after. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:30:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gif1647967http://www.feedburner.com Right about now, we're in a good spot. We're 'happy'. You know, neither us of have any lurking complaints about doing the laundry or spending too much money on take-out. We're laughing and enjoying each other's company. In fact, today we're in Schenectady, NY enjoying a quick romantic getaway, ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisMarriageThing/~4/328733759" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisMarriageThing/~3/328733759/ http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=ThisMarriageThing&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fthismarriagething.com%2Fhow-do-you-know-when-its-good%2Fhttp://thismarriagething.com/how-do-you-know-when-its-good/ Now, it really feels like summer. For me, the 4th is the real start, not Memorial Day. We're not doing anything special for the day, but we'll drop my son, Handsome, off at camp on Sunday. He's going to a Toy Engineering Camp, can you imagine? When I ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisMarriageThing/~4/326515320" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisMarriageThing/~3/326515320/ http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=ThisMarriageThing&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fthismarriagething.com%2Fhappy-4th%2Fhttp://thismarriagething.com/happy-4th/ A great big thank you to everyone who took a moment to send in a memoir. I loved reading them all, and I hope you did too. Who expected such a range of responses? (Ok, I did but it's still amazing to see). ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisMarriageThing/~4/324890586" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisMarriageThing/~3/324890586/ http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=ThisMarriageThing&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fthismarriagething.com%2Fromantic-memoirs-the-finalists%2Fhttp://thismarriagething.com/romantic-memoirs-the-finalists/ Just because you're a mama doesn't mean you can't be a hot mama. Fabulous After 40 has all the new looks and views for you. Hit the runway to read more!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisMarriageThing/~4/323127455" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisMarriageThing/~3/323127455/ http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=ThisMarriageThing&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fthismarriagething.com%2Fsashay-over-to-fab-after-40-for-carnival-76%2Fhttp://thismarriagething.com/sashay-over-to-fab-after-40-for-carnival-76/ Could you define your entire life in six words? I find that idea so mind-boggling yet annoyingly seductive. How would you do it, and if you did, what could you really say? That's a fun thing to noodle about especially at 3 a.m. when you have insomnia. ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisMarriageThing/~4/321202272" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisMarriageThing/~3/321202272/ http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=ThisMarriageThing&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fthismarriagething.com%2Frelationship-memoir-in-6-words%2Fhttp://thismarriagething.com/relationship-memoir-in-6-words/ Last week we had our big annual summer bash which brings together all the friends we don't get to see during the year. It's tremendous fun and something thought-provoking always comes out of those late-night, Heineken fueled discussions. We got around to talking about relationships (naturally) ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisMarriageThing/~4/319752247" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisMarriageThing/~3/319752247/ http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=ThisMarriageThing&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fthismarriagething.com%2Fforgive-of-course-forgetuh-never%2Fhttp://thismarriagething.com/forgive-of-course-forgetuh-never/ LifeTwo reminds me of the old Double-mint commercials. You know, many sets of twins exclaiming two, two, two times the fun. Maybe that's because I know Wes will have a ton of fun for Blogging Boomers Carnival #75. Go see for ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisMarriageThing/~4/317979940" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisMarriageThing/~3/317979940/ http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=ThisMarriageThing&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fthismarriagething.com%2Fcartwheel-over-to-lifetwo-for-carnival-75%2Fhttp://thismarriagething.com/cartwheel-over-to-lifetwo-for-carnival-75/ It's been a wild couple of days. My daughter graduated from high school last week so I've been up to my ears in preparations for her as well as hosting my Mom. Naturally, all that extra stress made me a bit sharp with my ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisMarriageThing/~4/316326627" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisMarriageThing/~3/316326627/ http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=ThisMarriageThing&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fthismarriagething.com%2Fwhat-does-your-mother-in-law-think-of-you%2Fhttp://thismarriagething.com/what-does-your-mother-in-law-think-of-you/ The first time I visited my swubby's family vacation house in Vermont it was quite an experience. Not because I fell out of an apple tree and almost broke my ankle. (I couldn't resist climbing to the top to get the big ones). Or, ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisMarriageThing/~4/314482889" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThisMarriageThing/~3/314482889/ http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=ThisMarriageThing&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fthismarriagething.com%2Fseparate-but-equal-is-sleeping-apart-ok%2Fhttp://thismarriagething.com/separate-but-equal-is-sleeping-apart-ok/ Laura is definitely regal. So the contents of Blogging Boomers Carnival #74 have got to be fit for a queen. 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