six years ago, marshall and i went on our first date. marshall knew he had a chance when i asked for no onions on my chicken sandwich at dinner. he broke the "physical barrier" by grabbing my hand as we crossed the street to go to the movies. i knew it was a date when he kissed me good-night ( Read more... )

we tried asking around for nice places to go for our anniversary dinner in the santa monica area. marshall's dad suggested a few old standards, like chart house in malibu, and marshall's mom suggested a place on the santa monica pier: the lobster, which serves your typical seafood and steak fare for being on the coast. both of these places are ( Read more... )

this thursday, marshall and i are bound for the southern part of our glorious state: los angeles. okay i have to be technical, since i'm marrying a native of so-cal, we're bound specifically for venice beach. we haven't visited marshall's family since christmas last year and we're definitely due for a visit. marshall also decided to make the ( Read more... )

i had my scheduled one-on-one meeting with my boss yesterday. so far, i've enjoyed these meetings more when my new boss than my previous boss. don't get me wrong - i loved my old boss. she was great and ready to stand alongside her subordinates if things got tough. our one-on-one meetings were rather lack-luster. they usually were no longer ( Read more... )

everyone's sold out of the wii. this makes me and marshall sad pandas:


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four years ago, i had no idea i would find a match. someone who shared my tastes in movies, television, and humor. a match in whom i could confide, find comfort, seek solace. a man who could make me laugh harder than ever before. a person who could love me more than anyone else and who i could love just as much in return ( Read more... )