Category Archives: marriage

MOVING TO NEW ZEALAND – KIWI TALK ABOUT THIS?

Posted on December 27, 2023 by catnipkiss

Yesterday was Christmas day. Yesterday half my heart boarded a plane and went to the other side of the world. Permanently. My daughter is the most courageous and determined person I know. Becoming a mother opened her eyes to the … Continue reading →

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Feeling All the Feels

Posted on December 24, 2017 by catnipkiss

It is the evening after my daughter’s wedding and the evening before Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve eve, if you will. I am caught like a wayward snowflake between the two events. Many tears were cried at the wedding ceremony. It … Continue reading →

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My Baby Girl is Getting Married

Posted on November 1, 2017 by catnipkiss

Well, I guess she is not such a baby anymore. She’s 26. And a half. (But who’s counting; certainly not her mother!) Of course, I have known about Emily’s upcoming nuptials for a while. She got engaged last year, just … Continue reading →

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HOW TO AVOID GETTING HURT IN A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP

Posted on December 10, 2016 by catnipkiss

You can’t. The end. Just kidding! I’ve been puzzling through this lately, as I have recently fallen in love again. Or perhaps for the first time. Every time is different; every time feels new. I’m equal parts ecstatic and terrified. … Continue reading →

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If These Walls Could Talk

Posted on January 31, 2015 by catnipkiss

I just signed the paperwork to sell my first house.  I’ve bought a house or two (ok, fine, only two) but this is the first one I have sold. I bought this house in 1995, which means I owned it … Continue reading →

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RESURRECTING LOVE

Posted on January 26, 2015 by catnipkiss

I have noticed an interesting trend in relationships over the last few years.  My cousin is doing it.  A friend recently did it.  It’s the practice of looking up ones old high school boyfriend after a relationship ends and getting … Continue reading →

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Couple-Wupples…

Posted on August 2, 2012 by catnipkiss

Recently someone posted a picture on my Facebook wall:  “I’m not single.  I’m in a relationship with freedom!” Ha-ha-ha, yeah baby. You tell ‘em! (Choking back a sad mournful whimper) It’s time for me to admit that I’m not as … Continue reading →

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One Ring – a Story of Evolution

Posted on February 19, 2012 by catnipkiss

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring, 1954, chapter 2 I never wore rings in … Continue reading →

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