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.
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I think I’ve mentioned before that Bald Man and I are a pretty good balance. One is a little more organized. I’m a little (read as—a lot) less so. One likes a schedule and expectations. I’m more willing to fly by the seat of my pants. One is bald. I’m not.
Sometimes I wonder, though, if we’re a little too balanced. Or, more accurately, if we’re not missing some features that would benefit us as a couple. Most often, I wonder how different our life would be if just one of us …read more

Okay, so I’m a bit behind in welcoming Marye and Marc to Marriage Actually. Marye’s one of my favorite b5 bloggers to read, so it’s exciting to have her and her husband joining us here. I’m enjoying their posts already, and look forward to learning from them and their experiences. No doubt Cory and I still have tons to learn about marriage!
So, welcome.

Head on over to Brew Ha-Ha to see what the b5 bloggers are cooking up for one of summer’s most important activities–Barbequeing!!!
Not that we don’t have our own barbeques here in the Midwest, but going to an authentic Barbeque restaurant is one of the things I miss most about going to Georgia. Not that I’m sad that Bald Man’s parents moved back here, but that was one of the perks to visiting them down South.

There are so very many ways that I need Bald Man, and not just the fun ones. I need him to reach back in the very top of the kitchen cupboard (and I’m not short, so that is really a need). I need him to take out the bathroom trash (cuz it’s nasty with diapers). I need him to love my family and remind me that I love them (even though they sometimes drive me batty). I need to remind him that we’re always on the same team. He’s good at that.
Like many wives, what …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 …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.
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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

Okay, okay, I know it’s probably hard enough to find time just to talk with each other (though many of you seem to be doing well there!), when in the world can you find time to spend with another couple???
Fortunately for us, we have some suckers down the street that we conned into being friends with us. They’ve actually become very good friends that we count on to entertain us when we have some down time!!
Since they do live down the street, and our kids are similar ages, most of our date nights end up being cards …read more

The holiday weekend gave Kerri and I a number of opportunities to play games with neighbors, and this question stems directly from a “disagreement” we had with another couple this weekend. Simply put: How do you sort playing cards? Assuming you order them, there are two likely possibilities. Looking at your hand and reading from left to right you either see:
A – K – Q – J – 10 – 9
or you see:
9 – 10 – J – Q – K – A
Vote below or in the sidebar. Be warned: there is a correct answer, one which Kerri and I …read more