Three years ago, Jon talked me into trying a new sport with him. The climbing gym in Concord, Touchstone Climbing , was exactly half way between my apartment in Davis and his place in Livermore. So, because we made that drive all the time, he thought it would be great if…
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My Valentine
I remember the first time I spoke directly to him. At Sunday school (how quaint). I was there when he came in, wearing his red Stanford sweatshirt. We'd already maneuvered through the very early stages of flirtation... minor eye contact, indirect teasing. But he was so handsome, I just couldn't…
The other side of ham
One joyous byproduct of marriage is the inevitable influx of mail. All kinds of mail. Double the bills. Double the fun! And junk mail, too. Thankfully Jon likes the daily trip the mailbox. He takes the little jaunt down our street, fishes the mail out of our teensy little mailbox,…
Our answer to emptiness
Our home is lovely and cozy. Not elegant, of course. The kitchen is consistantly and prettily red. The loft is the most finished, with the big movie posters on the walls. The bedroom is, well... a mess. That leaves the living room. Empty. What to do? First we got bookshelves,…
Why I love Tarzan...
I love Disney's Tarzan. When it came out in the theater back in 1999, my friends and I saw it three times! There was something about the swinging, intense hero... searching for himself by finding others just like him. After a series of less-than-Disney calliber flicks, it was refreshing to…
Marriage Questions
Jon showed up at my parents' door on a week night when I was away at Davis. He had notes in hand, a smile on his face. The moment had come. He sat in the living room with my folks to ask their blessing before he asked me to marry…
The Halloween Party Mystery
"How would you like to go to a party, Frank?" Frank Hardy glanced up at his attractive, eighteen-year-old girlfriend and smiled. "Nancy, you know I never stay home from a party." With a toss of her red hair, Nancy pulled the invitation from her pocket and said, "I'm glad to…
Pumpkin Day 2005
October Sundays are so beautiful. My favorites, in fact. Jon and I have been planning for today for a long time. It's a tradition of ours to drive out to Half Moon Bay to pick out our pumpkins. There's a pumpkin patch on the way into town, a darling little…