So I don’t know if I mentioned this or not, but I went to five weddings last year. Yeah. Five. And so far this year I’ve already been to two baby showers and it’s only April. Not to mention that at least two other people I know are also preggers. Weddings last year, babies this [...]

On a night that had me teary and frustrated with the world at large, he rubbed my feet while we watched Gene Kelly and I answered questions about the golden era of the MGM musical. And I felt better.

Can I please just offer one piece of relationship advice this Valentine’s Day? I’m not going to pretend that I can sit confidently upon a lofty perch and proclaim how to have a happy, healthy relationship because I have such a stellar track record. What I do have, however, is a happy, healthy relationship. So [...]

I friggin’ hate the stress of Valentine’s Day. This year is particularly difficult. First, I still don’t have a card for Irving. Well, I do, but I bought it six months ago and it is now missing in the throng of boxes that have yet to be unpacked after moving nearly four months ago. It [...]

Yahoo! News just ran an article about the mistakes men make around Valentine’s Day. It was mostly obvious stuff. Thinks like don’t buy your 30-yr old girlfriend a stuffed teddy bear or a heart-shaped box of chocolate you picked up in the check out aisle at the pharmacy. It frowned on forgetting to make plans [...]

Last night PBS showed a 2-hour tribute to Stephen Sondheim for his 80th birthday. Forgetting for a moment that he is one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century and that his music is awe-inspiring and goosebump-causing, that still means an extravaganza of Broadway stars singing show tunes.
I missed the first hour, but once [...]

You know those holiday movies on Lifetime and the Hallmark channel where the girl who’s obsessed about her job or her family stress or the impending doom of the number 30 finally meets a good guy and they have a montage of cheesy holiday moments set to standard carols? Maybe he tosses snow balls at [...]

When was the last time you had a truly blissful two and a half days? I mean sincerely, truly blissful. No stress. No panic. No dieting. Anything spring instantly to mind?
Believe it or not, I had two such days this weekend. In Nebraska, of all places. For some reason, perhaps years of Kansas relatives telling [...]

I’ve been going through a lot of changes lately. That’s a big part of why I haven’t been online in so long. I just haven’t had time what with the onslaught of major, life-altering events.
There was a play. A personal crisis. Another play. A new job. Another play. A wedding. A move. Another wedding. A [...]

Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to experience something that is not only new to Thoughts of My Own, but is entirely new to yours truly. As of today, March 2, 2010, I have been in a relationship for 6 months. Six months!
I don’t know if you can all fully appreciate what that means in [...]