Hey all. Just one last post to say good-bye to all of our readers who’ve read, commented, and linked to Marriage Actually over the last year. Bald Man and I have had a great time writing here and getting to know you a bit, but life is taking us in different directions right now….too many directions! And while we’ve really enjoyed Marriage Actually, our time has to be put elsewhere. I think Marriage Actually is being left in very capable and talented hands, and we’ll continue to visit here often. If you want to keep up with us, you can find Bald Man at www.baldmanblogging.com and me at www.mynameismommy.com. So long, friends…. Kerri and Cory [Read more]

Barbecuing really is the one typical cooking domain of the husband, isn’t it? Well, that and pancake breakfasts. At least those are the only two meals that I am generally responsible for when they come up on the menu. Last weekend we had family and friends over for the holiday and I managed to turn the steaks inside out. That’s right: well done on the inside and pink on the outside. Not sure how I did it, so I’m sticking with calling them sea cucumber fillets. No need to feel sorry for Kerri, though. First, she enjoys cooking and experimenting in the kitchen. Two weeks ago it was crepes; this past week was a new bread recipe; and I’m sure there will be something else this coming week. Second, I have regularly expressed... [Read more]

Here’s a question for you: Let’s say you’re friends with another married couple. The four of you get along pretty well until one day you don’t. Or rather, they stop getting along with each other, and eventually they get divorced. What do you do? Double dates are, um, out of the question. Do you go with the third wheel approach? Does someone wind up getting cut out of the picture altogether? Kerri and I haven’t had to deal with this, but we have friends who have, so I thought it might make an interesting question. image [Read more]

Here are 10 benefits I get from being married to Kerri, rapid fire style, in no particular order and by no means exhaustive A full social calendar Good food Sex Laughs Encouragement when I’m down A thousand touches that say “I love you” More good food Amazing kids Someone to be impulsive with Some one to grow old with [Read more]

How about a poem for a warm summer day? What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined together to strengthen each other in all labor, to minister to each other in all sorrow, to share with each other in all gladness, to be one with each other in the silent unspoken memories? ~ George Eliot [Read more]