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“Seems Like Forever.”

This is Hal’s answer when someone asks how long we’ve been married. Funny, huh? But it hasn’t been forever. It’s only been 17 years, as of today: Groundhog’s Day 2008.

Groundhog’s Day 1991, we got married at sunset on our little makeshift dock behind our mobile home on Stock Island. Back before Stock Island was fashionable. Our good friend Cindy Tellone married us. She was a notary; we wrote our vows. None of our families were in attendance, because…

We started dating 25 May 1989. One day, a year and a half later, since we were hardly out of . . . → Read More About “Seems Like Forever.”

2 February 2008
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The Best Thing About Marriage

Hal says it’s that whole "sex on demand" thing. Oh, come on! Don’t pretend you don’t know what I’m talking about. Hal told me all about it.

For me, it’s that whole "other person warms up the bed first" thing. That is THE BEST and probably why I almost never go to bed before him. And you need it here – it is COLD on this mountain!!! Of course, I guess I could use hot bricks like in the olden days. They let you sleep.

19 July 2007
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Can This Marriage Be Saved?

LEFT: What Hal is reading. RIGHT: What I am reading.

In a year, he will remember all the generals’ names, the dates of each battle – I am not exaggerating here, how many people died, who won, what general took over from the one that died, what kinds of guns they used, bullets, tactics, everything about each individual battle. He will even remember which battle was written about in each book! He and Shelby could chat long into the night. In . . . → Read More About Can This Marriage Be Saved?

19 July 2007
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Me ‘n Hal in 2036

At least we won’t be dressed in matching outfits. I’d like to be, but Hal won’t go for it. And I’ll bet I don’t get to drive then either.

8 May 2006
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