Let’s start with hot sauce, shall we? If the question arose in the aisles of Harris Teeter whether we should buy Texas Pete’s or Frank’s Red Hot, my husband Ted quickly answered, “Both/and.” After all, you could never have too much hot sauce, right? Right. It didn’t take long for me to realize that Ted…
My dad bought his current car for a $1. No lie. And yes, the van has tires, an engine, and even a steering wheel. The purchase was fair and square. No one was shot in the process. There is no arrest warrant out for his thievery, though in an unrelated incident, a policeman did question…
There’s almost nothing better than stepping into a warm house after you’ve spent a few hours in an icy wind. After clean water, ice-cream and coffee, climate control is at the very top of my list of favorite first-world-blessings. There is something so exquisitely good about those first few minutes indoors, as the warmth brings…
In the weeks that led up to our wedding, my soon-to-be husband Ted informed our friends, family, and anyone who would listen of his impending death. “Death?” you ask. Yep, death. Death, that is, to his single self. You know, the self that could buy a new Nord Electro on a whim. Or stay up…
“Let’s stop and get some ice cream,” I said as I pulled into Publix. My wife and I began to banter over flavors. As I exited the car, Shannon yelled, Cookies N Cream! Please do not get Cookie Dough!” As I walked into the store, I still wavered. Decisions like this can make or break…
