Tag: life

  • Marriage is Not Like a Pizza

    Marriage is Not Like a Pizza

    Because pizzas are 1) delicious, 2) cheap and 3) easy to split in two. The latter reasoning is the topic of today’s post. Marriage is not like a pizza because marriage is not, nor will it ever be, half and half. In our household, all pizzas are 1/2 veggie-meat combo, 1/2 meat only. I’m the meatatarian…

  • Making the Choice

    Making the Choice

    Today I’ve been married to the Yak Judge for five years. A half decade that seems to have flown by more quickly than I ever could have imagined.    And every day for the past five years, I have made a conscious choice: I can either choose to love, respect, work with and conquer the world with…

  • 9 Things You Learn While Living in a College Town for 9 Years

    9 Things You Learn While Living in a College Town for 9 Years

    As I mentioned last week, we have just moved back to the county where I was born and raised. We are in the final stages of purchasing a small ranch property, which I am absolutely ecstatic about, but until we close we are living with my father [so I won’t be sharing pictures or saying it’s…

  • Four Years of Fighting

    Four Years of Fighting

    Thrilled to be on this journey of a lifetime with the Ninja. Photo courtesy: LaBrisa Photography Two [trailer] houses. A totaled car. Burst pipes. Two weddings. Four Ohio State fairs. Two Masters of Science degrees. A shattered crockpot filled with gravy. Zero babies. Most of a PhD in Animal Science. Believe it or not, we have shoved all of those…

  • Turning Over a New Leaf — 101 in 1001 Update

    Turning Over a New Leaf — 101 in 1001 Update

    Hey there – ho there! I am trying to do a better job of periodic updates on my 101 in 1001 list so I’m doing just that today. You’ll recall this list started on January 30, 2014 so I’m about 6.5 months into this current challenge and I’m already very pleased with the goals I’ve…