Love + Relationships

  Do you remember when you were child-free and blissfully ignorant, but full of ideas about what you would never do as a mom? Then you became a mom and realized how ridiculous you sounded. Now you know better than...

It had finally come.  The day I looked at my husband after a long day and said the dreaded words - I am out of touch. No, not out of touch with reality, although some days it can seem like...

"I could never foster, it's too heartbreaking. I don't know how you do it." These are statements that I hear almost daily. Lately, I couldn't agree with them more. When I hear this I often want to scream back "I DON'T...

Growing up military. My parents were both born and raised in the Philippines. Ten days after they got married, my dad enlisted in the United States Army, went off to basic training, then received orders to Korea. A year later...

I think most of us can agree that marriage brings out qualities that we truly never realized were buried so deeply. Personally, marriage has caused some of my best characteristics to surface: empathy, compassion, humility, and...pettiness.  I'd like to think...

I'm not generally the "romantic" type, but as our anniversary approached this year I knew we needed HAD to get the heck out of town for a night. Somehow, I managed to rally the troops and get our kiddos...

I am going to be completely honest here—I NEVER wanted, nor intended, to get married...EVER! It simply just was not important to me. I truly felt it was a piece of paper used to validate ones relationship, and when all...

On April 21st, it's all about the men. Yeah, they may occasionally smell funky and forget where everything in the kitchen goes, but they're pretty cute, right?! If you've got someone handsome to call your partner in life, here are three...

All the marriage books say it—date your spouse. It’s a great idea if you have unlimited access to funds and babysitters, which most of us do not. Soccer games, nighttime breastfeeding sessions, and pure exhaustion often get in the...

We've all had those days... You know the ones. Those days where you look at the man you married and can only see all the things you think he's doing wrong or wish he'd change. Those days where you feel...

This mama doesn't do mornings. And for the most part, I don't have to.  Imagine a day, as a mom of toddlers, where you wake up to find breakfast and coffee waiting for you on your bedside table just in...

My last Valentine's Day was filled with Netflix and chill. Literally. I'm talking about Netflix and chill as in eating Hamburger Helper on the couch and binge watching Parenthood. Ten years ago I would have felt slightly gypped having a low-key...