Last Night, so I never forget

Thoughts, Parenting, MotherhoodThe PasticheJune 5, 2019grace, new mom, motherhood, love, maternity Comments

Worthy Reads

PeriodicalsThe PasticheJune 4, 2018worthy reads, articles, links, love, life, relationships, self improvement Comments

Love pies and photosynthesis

A few friends and I were recently having drinks at a favorite spot, and a really compelling conversation about love and relationships emerged (man do I love Happy Hour fueled think-tanks :)

ThoughtsThe PasticheJune 6, 2017love, friendship, relationships, questioning Comments

Some big news!

A few weeks ago, just after moving into our new house, I proposed to Jon! And he said yes :)

And I thought that the best way to give you an authentic rundown of the event would be to hear it from the man himself...

ThoughtsThe PasticheJanuary 11, 2017love, relationships, learning, self improvement, marriage, wedding Comments

On marriage and divorce; reflections with my mom and stepdad

A Q&A session with two veterans of both.

ThoughtsThe PasticheAugust 18, 2016divorce, mom, life, love, marriage, advice, editor's picks Comments

Dinner with friends and a round-table discussion

A long time ago, I was out to dinner with some of my friends, and I posed a question that I had read about in a blog earlier that week and found quite thought provoking.

ThoughtsThe PasticheJuly 26, 2016parenting, life, love, self improvement, friends Comments

Teddy Roosevelt, and that time I was in therapy

I’ve truly grown up with the inward and outward sentiment that my parents’ divorce didn’t really hurt me. I don’t remember it tearing my life apart, yearning for my parents to get back together, or not understanding it. Rather, I’ve always felt like it made sense to me, and that it was unique to them—not something that was bound to spoil my own relationships someday or color and shape my views of my own marriage.

And by now you might be rolling your eyes, or at least raising an eyebrow...