About ten years ago, I heard a quote from the very last episode of my favourite show, The Office. The original one. The UK one. The one where David Brent finally tells Chris Finch to […]
When anniversaries just aren’t enough
Depending on who you talk to, The Mister and I have been together for 6 years, or one year. We both like to say six, only as it sounds so, you know, long term. Before […]
When your danke schoen turns to ‘oh nein’
Some say three months, some say two. And some say immediately. If this is the case, well, frankly I’ve been in strife for more than a year. It’s not like they’re not done. They’re done. […]
Married, with parents
So, OK I moved out of home in 1997. I was 19 and, as coincidence would have it, Jebediah’s ‘Leaving Home’ was dominating the charts. I wasn’t really getting along with mum. Nothing serious, but […]
It takes a lot of money to look this cheap… seriously
It takes a lot of money to look this cheap, said the glorious Dolly Parton. Whether it’s boobs or bunting, the lady has a point. I’m talking about those so-called simple, indie, non-traditional weddings. You […]
Let’s talk about Pinterest
There’s really only a handful of circumstances when talking about the intricate details of your wedding before someone’s actually put a ring on it is kind of acceptable. I mean, when I was about 8-years-old, […]
Dance like no one is watching… cause they can’t
OK, so. Let’s get one thing straight. I’m not a sporty type of girl. At school, it was my brother who got every single sporting award – including something like ‘champion of everything’ at his […]
Get your Kleenex on… seriously, go get one…
If you can get past the schmaltzy music, this is pretty amazing. The Frisky writes… When Fred Evans, a father of four, found out he had cancer shortly after enduring a double lung transplant, he was […]
The Big Game vs the Big Day
So, OK This time a year ago, if I brought up the word ‘wedding’ in a sentence The Mister would have a Pavlov’s Dog response, but instead of salivating, he would look at me with […]
Here comes the bride (everybody hide!)
There once was an Australian reality TV show about weddings called ‘Weddings’. The fact that I can’t find any trace of it on the interwebs, nor does it appear on host Rachel Hunter’s Wikipedia page […]