1. What song gets me going? 
Hubs: Our wedding song. (That he can't remember the name of.)
Kiddo: Let Me Clear My Throat. (DJ COOL) You crank it up and sing along. 
BF: Hypnotize. (Notorious BIG)

2. What am I most insecure about?
Hubs: Weight.
Kiddo: Us dying. 
BF: Busting out of your sports bra/weight. 

​3. What do I like to do first thing in the morning?
Hubs: Get coffee. 
Kiddo: Get coffee and watch your shows. 
BF: Brush teeth. Then get coffee. 

4. What do I believe happens when I die?
Hubs: Not sure, I know you believe in a higher power. 
Kiddo: Reincarnation. 
BF: Reincarnation. 

5. If I were to start a charity, what would the cause be?
Hubs: Cats.
Kiddo: Cats. 
BF: Cats. 

6. If I received 10k and had to spend it immediately, how would I spend it?
Hubs: I know it wouldn't be investing. It would be a vacation. 
Kiddo: Start a cat orphanage. 
BF: Vacation. 

7. What celebrity do I look like?
Hubs: Jennifer Aniston. (For the record -I don't look anything like Jennifer Aniston.)
Kiddo: You look like a teenage girl from a show I saw. I forgot what it's called. 
BF: Every celebrity because you have a generic look. (private joke) 

8. Do I like sports?
Hubs: No. 
Kiddo: No, uh, no. 
BF: No. 

9. Name 3 shows I'm obsessed with.
Hubs: Seinfeld, Two and a Half Men, King of Queens.
Kiddo: Brady Bunch, Fraiser, Broad City. 
BF: Golden Girls, Snapped, Younger. 

10. When I'm upset do I want attention or space?
Hubs: Space. It doesn't even matter though, at that point you're a nuclear bomb. 
Kiddo: Space. 
BF: Hard one. I don't think you want people around you but you want to vent...is this a trick question?


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The theme of my next book is all about disconnecting from the internet and I have been trying to practice what I write. 

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! 

Holy crap. It's so much harder than I thought. So. Freaking. Hard.

Friday night, the kiddo went to bed and my husband and I decided to cuddle up and watch a movie. This is the norm for us most weekends. We chose the movie,  Mr. Brooks. and were about a minute into it when I noticed, as usual, we were both on our phones. I paused the movie and said, "Lets get rid of our phones and actually watch this movie." My hubby agreed, I grabbed the phones and stuck them in the kitchen.

As we watched, I was like hmm... this movie is vaguely familiar. There were some parts I remembered, some I didn't remember at all. It turns out, I had seen the movie before but  because of my internet distraction, I had missed a lot of it.

This time around, I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. Afterwards, I realized I have not sat and watched a movie or even a TV show without phone in hand in a very long time.

And what the fuck? Because I am not that popular that I need to be on my phone at all times. I am quite sure that my Yahtzee with Friends buddies will understand if I go MIA for a few hours.

Saturday night, the phones went away again and we watched another movie. It was great. Last night, sans phone, we watched the finale of Game Of Thrones and I wasn't completely lost. I WASN'T COMPLETELY LOST!!! I don't think that's ever happened before.

Of course, my hand did reach for my phone multiple times throughout this little trial run weekend. It was an impulse I could not control. It's also funny how often questions turn up during a movie that my husband and I will jump right on our phones to look up. My husband is big on looking up net worth and ages and I am big on looking up what else they've been in and spouses/partners etc. But we don't need to know those things. At least not mid-movie.

It turned out to be very good weekend. I enjoyed my disconnected time with my husband very much. With the exception of the big argument we had while pruning the big tree in our front yard. (It does need to be cut into smaller pieces or the town will not pick it up!!! Asshole!)

Ah, sweet romance. Anyway...

While I continue to do this book related "research", I admit that I'm not completely disconnecting. But... I am rediscovering life without constant connection. 

I like it. It's doable. And I plan on doing it more often.

Thank you so much to C.P. for being such a gracious hostess to my flat little friend!
He had a balls.... I mean ball!

The Two-Night One-Night Wedding

A girl. A guy. And a wedding.

Matthew Daniels and Holly Martin had a one-night stand, twice, and love prevailed. Once Matthew proposes, the hard part is over. The rest is a piece of wedding cake. There’s nothing to stress over now.

However, budgets, a bitter best friend, enormous amounts of family time, and an unexpected change of address may say otherwise.

Thank God for Fireball.

Matthew is super weird and accident prone; add extreme to that mix and you’ve got Holly. These two over the top, adorkable weirdos are destined for each other, a perfect match.

But does everyone see it that way?

The true test to knowing whether you’re ready to take the plunge is surviving the engagement.

Will Holly and Matthew survive? Or will awkward cold feet have them running in opposite directions?