Fatherhood

48 child free hours

November 21, 2011

Is there something in the Bible that says, “thou shall pawn your children off on grandparents and go be husband and wife once in a while.”?  No? Well there should be! A few weeks into Craig’s football season, we realized it would likely end without an extended season due to playoffs.  So we started talking [...]

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Football season: the update

October 19, 2011

The house was a mess. The floor a dumping ground for Legos, stuffed animals and six or seven Elmos.  The kids were disheveled and I was past the point where I cared. They were happy. They were content for a few minutes. And I was taking a much needed breath. Craig was in the middle [...]

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The Honeymoon Story

September 1, 2011

Two days after our “I do”s, we hopped a plane and headed to Mexico for our honeymoon.  The Riveria Maya was beautiful. White sand, blue water. Free food and drinks all the live long day.  I am sure this is what Heaven looks like.    Aren’t the drinks pretty??   Because everyone needs a picture with [...]

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He makes me a better parent

August 31, 2011

Some nights, I say a lot of prayers. I count to ten in my head a lot. I bite my lip a lot. Other times I lose my cool. I get frustrated quickly. I mutter things under my breath and snap out loud, saying things I wish I hadn’t said. I am relieved when the [...]

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Coach Chessa

August 22, 2011

Last week, I sat on a golf cart and watched Craig coach football.  Much like when we met all those years ago, I sat with my legs stretched out in front of me, my hair pulled up in a ponytail.  Just like when he was coaching the all star game and I was working the event, [...]

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We danced anyway

August 18, 2011

I forget who suggested the dance lessons.  Whether it was me who wanted to show off a bit in front of our wedding guests or him, perhaps with a fear of dancing in front of 250 of our closest and dearest.  But for weeks we practiced to Natalie and Nat King Cole’s “When I fall [...]

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Ten Years Ago

June 23, 2011

Ten years ago this week, I met my husband.  He’ll tell you we met a few months earlier and that I paid no attention to him.  And, well, he’s not wrong.  He’s not right, but he’s not wrong.  Fresh out of college, I was working my first job at a tourism promotion agency. With a [...]

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Oh, I’ll get her back…

June 15, 2011

I hear her stirring in the morning.  With a peek at the video monitor, I see she’s awake.  I hear the shower still running, so I look down at Cole snuggled in my arms and say, “let’s go get your sister!”  I lay him on the bed and walk to her room.  The door screeches [...]

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You can get mad, but you can’t stay mad

May 18, 2011

A while back, maybe six or seven years ago, Craig and I were spending our usual Fourth of July week at the beach with his family.  It was mid-week and Craig was being a wee bit pesty.  If he wasn’t picking on his mom, reminiscing about the day she dropped him off at college football [...]

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Copious amounts of cute

March 30, 2011

There are few things I love more in the world than good pictures.  And good pictures of my family… photos that capture that moment, the one right there that you want to hold onto for a lifetime, are at the top of my list.  Even beating out nice shoes and handbags.  When Cole was 11 [...]

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