Suburban Oblivion

I am reading a book right now called “The Meaning of Wife”. It’s a really well-written book looking at the role of the wife in marriage throughout history. Truthfully, I first grabbed it because of the cover art, how could you not love this?

Anyhow, it raised a lot of questions for me personally about what the woman’s role truly is. So tell me your thoughts- what is your place in the marriage(Traditional wife? Modern working wife? Somewhere in between?) and are you happy with it? If you could change anything about your marriage, what would it be?

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Anyone else’s husband picking up their copy tomorrow? (Or worse yet, tonight at midnight??) I suspect I won’t be the only woman out there catching up on Tivo shows and Twittering more than usual!

August 4th, 1998..Our first date, McGuire’s Irish Pub in Destin, FL

August 4, 2001.. Got married

2 years later I prepared to give birth to Brendan

Who arrived on August 4, 2003

Four years later, here we are.

Happy 6th anniversary to my wonderful husband, who puts up with my mood swings, my hit-or-miss cooking, and my flakiness with assurances he is laughing with me, not at me. (And I pretend to believe it, we both know better.)

Happy 4th birthday to my first son, who I swore in all his crying, tantruming two-ness would not live to see 3, much less the big-boy 4 he is today.

On both counts it’s been a hell of a ride, but I’m glad we all hung on. I love you both so much.