If I Could Live Forever in a Moment

It would be this one.

"Last Dance" – photo by Jake . . . → Read More: If I Could Live Forever in a Moment

This I Promise You

It was a Sunday night in late March 2005. Across from me sat a young man who in some ways seemed much, much older. At twenty-four years old he was a leader, a company commander who had already completed a year-long mission in Iraq. While many of his peers were still doing keg stands, this man . . . → Read More: This I Promise You

Hitched

Got back from the honeymoon today. I’m so sad that it’s over and now it’s time to get back to reality. I feel like I’m waking up from a wonderful dream, trying to keep my eyes shut tightly to drag it out as long as possible . . . . → Read More: Hitched

We Should Have Eloped

Back when we first got engaged I was all, “We don’t need to have a wedding. It’s so expensive. Let’s just go somewhere nice on our honeymoon.” And the Captain pulled a, “But my mother would have wanted us to have a wedding.” You can’t really disagree with someone trying to carry out the wishes of . . . → Read More: We Should Have Eloped

Take 2

“That’s the one,” my mother said, wiping tears from her eyes. “That’s the one.”

I had been shedding tears of my own just a few days earlier when I finally confessed a secret horror to my mother – the bridal superstore seamstresses had ruined my wedding gown. When I said the words aloud, the reality finally set . . . → Read More: Take 2