What Makes Me Laugh

We’re watching television, and a commercial for the cartoon Snow White comes on. Doug says, completely deadpan, “I had the hots for Snow White.” “You did?” I laugh. “I never knew this! How old were you?” “Four or five,” he says. And I laugh some more.

That’s what my friend Crystal said when she realized that Doug wasn’t aware we were planning a trip to Vegas.  “Yeah,” I said, giving a sheepish look over at Doug. “I haven’t told him yet. But I was going to soon!” See, I have this bad habit of asking for forgiveness rather than permission (not [...]

Last Sunday morning I was washing my face and getting ready to take a shower when Doug came in the bathroom, looked in the mirror, and said, “Hey! Our hair looks a lot alike!” Not a statement a woman wants to hear from her husband early in the morning, especially since I got a short [...]

Christmas in April, that’s what the NFL Network is calling it. I’m calling it crazy that I even care. But I do.  Every couple has a story they like to tell — for most it’s how they met (though I’ve found that this does not apply to couples who meet online, they tend to mumble when [...]