To Mama With Love

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Many of you have come to know Mama through her many months of posts. She often wears her heart on her sleeve and is willing to talk about the hardest and most painful parts of her life if it means it can alleviate someone else’s pain. I am her husband and unbeknownst to her, I have commandeered her website for one Valentine’s Day post to let all of you know just how special Mama is and to show you that she has much more than just flair. I first met her in 1997. She and several of her roommates came to my college dorm room to watch People Vs. Larry Flynt. I guess you could say … [Read more...]

Playgrounds and Paper Footballs…The Glory Days of Romance

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Love and relationships were much simpler as a kid. I remember receiving and sending (because the Jessi was a modern woman, even then) the old "Check Yes or No" love notes, carefully folded into passion's true physical form...a paper football. Butterflies in the stomach. Sweet anticipation. Elation or rejection...with one graphite check mark. The funny thing was, no matter the response, the playground aftermath was the same. We stuck to our cliques, avoiding eye contact and turning crimson if somehow fate would lead us to the awkward position of having to stand near one another while we … [Read more...]