Author: lyn

off the grid

You know that ridiculously starry-eyed, all-consuming, fleet-footed, fiery-passioned storybook romance into which people in movies and on TV are always falling? The internet and I have long had that kind of relationship....

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things

Since the list format was working so well for me during the last few posts, let’s just continue that trend, shall we? Things I forgot to do: Take off a few pounds. Yes, I know I’m not supposed to care about that, but I secretly...

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shock and awe

These final weeks of planning a wedding are like being on drugs. The euphoric, blissful highs are always bound to be followed by crushing, empty comedowns. For every item you cross off the list, for every minor victory,...

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getting married

Nina got married on July 3rd. Nina, for those of you who are unfamiliar with the comments section, is an awesome lady who somehow found my blog one day and started commenting. One thing led to another — you wouldn’t...

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worry

New developments! I have them. Witness what’s transpired in the last few days: My face has bloomed an awesome new connect-the-dots pattern.* I have valiantly battled Getting Sick. I pulled out all my best moves, like...

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errands

This morning the beau and I ducked out of our respective jobs to go to the Friday farmer’s...

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it’s too late to change your mind

The searching, I think, is the single worst part of wedding planning. Searching for wedding stuff seems like — from the outset, at least — tangible progress. It’s a necessary means to a specific end. But, ah,...

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