Sing it, Etta James

My first wedding dress experience happened on a Thursday. I walked into the salon thirty minutes before my appointment. Yes, this was the first time in my life I had been early to anything. I’ve slept through job interviews and waltzed in late to every class I’ve ever taken. I didn’t even get to see [...]

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We just call him “Rodney”

So there we were, eating grilled cheese at 12:50 am. It was dead silent as we scarfed down our food with minimal conversation. Hearing a loud thud didn’t startle Patrick the way it startled me. In fact, he hardly even noticed until I asked him. “What the heck was that?” “Well,” he said, “it was [...]

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Eyelashes

Dear Whitney, You know how whenever you find one of my eyelashes you put it on my hand and tell me to make a wish? Well, I always wish for the same thing. I can’t tell you exactly what I wish for but I can tell you it always comes true. I’m the happiest guy [...]

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How lovely when we’re cruising together

I’d say I’m the second love of Patrick’s life — his car is his first. On one of our first dates, we were out for a drive in his little blue Subaru WRX. It’s a manual, which is quite a trend among youngsters who learned to drive in the Detroit-metropolitan area. We were at a [...]

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Moments to remember

Most photos of Patrick and me were obviously taken by one of us, showing only our faces and an occasional arm blocking out a chunk of one side. It was a breath of fresh air when a coworker of mine approached me and told me about her fiance’s growing photography business, E&G Photography. We were [...]

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