Month: May 2010

practice run

I just saw the last family member off this afternoon. The bridal shower weekend is officially over. So that’s, like, done. And stuff. You know, it occurred to me way back during the initial planning process that putting on a...

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can’t get no satisfaction

The voice. It comes every day, all day. You should go on a diet, it informs me. You should go on a diet before the wedding. Whatever. I’m fine the way I am. No, you’re not, it insists. This voice is a total jerk....

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myth of magic

I fancy myself a rational person, but I’ve got my heart set on some wedding Magic. Yes, Magic. With a capital M. That’s what I’m after. The industry blogs and magazines may play up the cute favors and the clever centerpieces and...

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an omen

“Sometimes I don’t know if I really want to get married,” I told my mom. I glanced at her out of the corner of my eye, looking for a reaction. “Sometimes I don’t know if it’s the right thing...

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pack it up, pack it in

You know, lately I just can’t seem to pull the blog posts together. I have a few of them simmering in my saved drafts folder, but each are about 30 million words long and seem to have entirely lost sight of their original...

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