The day we found out I’m not pregnant (again), Dave, Viv and I went walking in our neighborhood and spotted an adorable family. A smiling mom watched her son and daughter – ages 3 and 5 – racing up and down a grassy hill, squealing with laughter. “Do they always get along so well?” I [...]
Monthly Archives: December 2012
One: Singular Sensation or Loneliest Number?
Posted in My Family, Parenthood Tagged baby, blog, brother, cousins, funny, humor, infertility, IVF, mom, mommy, only child, only children, playmate, pregnant, SAHM, siblings, sister, The Little Mermaid, toddler, TTC, Yahtzee 16 Comments
It’s My Blogaversary
One year ago, I launched Carriage Before Marriage. Thank you so much for reading it! Stick with me and in 2013 you will find out if I get pregnant, watch the least knowledgeable bride in the world plan her wedding, and learn whether Viv’s two’s are terrible or just bananas. So if you haven’t already, [...]
Posted in My Family Tagged Adrian Kulp, baby, blog, blogging, Dad or Alive, funny, Hannah Duffy, humor, Jerry Mahoney, mom, mommy, Mommy Man, SAHM, The Lexingtonienne, toddler, TTC, wedding, Wendy Hammers 5 Comments
The Two Week Wait
Fertility world is ruled by acronyms. TTC = Trying to Conceive. AF = Aunt Flo. BFP = Big Fat Positive (as in pregnancy test). And of course, IVF = It’s Very Frustrating. There are hormone pills and headaches, injections and bruising, mood swings and tears, constant early morning doctor’s appointments and trips to the pharmacy, [...]
Goodbye, Lover
My longest relationship just ended. It’s the one I had with my car.
A Letter to My Daughter Who is Starting College (In 16 Years)
Viv turns two next month, and I’m already panicked by the thought that she will not always live under my roof. To help calm my fears, I’ve drafted a letter full of sound parental wisdom that I plan to give my daughter when it’s time for her to leave the nest. Dear Viv, Tomorrow, you’re [...]
Posted in My Family, Parenthood Tagged baby, Beastie Boys, blog, boys, college, drinking, drugs, fraternity, friends, funny, girls, Girls Gone Wild, growing up, humor, letter to my daughter, Madonna, mom, mommy, SAHM, Sam Kinison, Titanic, toddler, university, When Harry Met Sally, Whole Foods 13 Comments
writer currently at home with my little girl, Viv. The twist is that while I am raising my daughter, I am also planning my wedding to her father.
