Category Archives: Mary Married

I lost my wedding ring. Never thought those words would cross my lips. First reaction: “I am a complete idiot, knew that would happen, maybe it’s here, there or everywhere.” But it’s not. I know exactly what happened and it’s … Continue reading →

How can it be, really, that Al and I were married thirty years ago?   Getting married and then looking back at it thirty years later is surreal.  It’s like I can remember the wedding day – how trim I … Continue reading →

We have to go back someday, Al and I.  It was the summer before I began PT school, the summer we got reacquainted at the baseball game.  A summer of Chicago Symphony under the stars at Ravinia, ball games in … Continue reading →

One more reason I am crazy about the guy I married: he loves shooting stars – I mean how romantic is that?  When Halley’s Comet came around in 1986 and Joe was just a year old in a car seat, … Continue reading →

There was an old song something along the lines of “I married a gal, just like the gal, who married dear old dad.”  Weirdness and/or truth aside, I always said I married a guy, just like the gal who married … Continue reading →

Happy Valentine’s Day! I got to thinking about Valentines I’ve gotten over the years. One year in college when I was expecting something wonderfully romantic from my steady beau, I was presented with a record album entitled “A Child’s Garden … Continue reading →

I wasn’t really that into taking movies of the family when the kids were young, but when I did, I REALLY did. Not always, but often, I would just set the camera up and let ‘er roll.  Which means two … Continue reading →

Al and I played hookey today up in wine country.  I haven’t been there in a very long time, and the fall is my favorite time to be there.  The grape leaves are still on the vine, turning mostly yellow but … Continue reading →

In the Catholic Church we are required to go to pre-Cana – marriage preparation classes.   All those married a hundred and fifty years like Al and I raise your hand if it gave you ANY clue as to what married … Continue reading →