Written by
Carine
Thursday September 2, 2010
Apparently, further back than my memory can go, I did not like a joint birthday celebration with my sister. But my parents had it that way and threw us big joint birthday parties because our birthdays are only a week ...
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Written by
Carine
Friday August 27, 2010
Eli has a client who has a house out in the middle of nowhere, where they grow their own crops and use no electricity. Their children live there and are as happy as can be.
Eli tells me he likes the ...
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Written by
Carine
Tuesday August 24, 2010
Today Eli had a lot of errands to run and chores to do, so I stayed home and kept myself occupied. I had a few things on my to-do list and despite having the list, still found myself very disorganized ...
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Written by
Carine
Tuesday August 17, 2010
Life is hard. Yes, I have a man who loves me unconditionally. I have God and His army on my side. I have very supportive parents. I have a roof over my head, more clothes than I will ever wear ...
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Written by
Carine
Friday August 6, 2010
“My girlfriend wants a Mini Cooper,” is the response Eli gives when people ask him why he switched his car. This is also a response that no one seems to believe!
Fortunately for me, it is the whole truth. Eli ...
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Written by
Carine
Thursday August 5, 2010
"I've put my credit card in your bag so tomorrow you can buy what you want," Eli said when I went into the bedroom last night.
He had taken my clutch into the room while I was busy putting things away ...
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Written by
Carine
Tuesday August 3, 2010
Eli and I are going to start dating each other again. Instead of seeing each other every morning before work and immediately after work, we are going to date each other. This means we will both have time to look ...
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Written by
Carine
Wednesday July 28, 2010
As we wound down the night in each other’s arms, I thanked Eli for being such a gentleman earlier in the evening. He told me that he has only one princess and he must treat me right.
He joked that he ...
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Written by
Carine
Wednesday July 28, 2010
Once, I casually mentioned to Eli how nice it felt when he took a step back and touched me at the small of my back as we walked towards the altar to receive Holy Communion.
While it is a practice that ...
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Written by
Carine
Wednesday July 21, 2010
Whenever I see Eli with what I perceive to be a sullen face, I would persistently ask him what is wrong. I’ll hover around him like a paparazzi helicopter and ask him to please talk to me and tell me ...
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