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Happy love day.

Feb 14th, 2010
by Shelley Senai.
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We celebrated our first Valentine’s Day as a married couple in style. I made him this painting using stamps I carved out of potatoes. And this lovely plate of chewy, chocolate-y brownies. He came home from his business trip on Friday with this lovely bouquet in hand. Then he took me to an Italian dinner [...]

On first Christmases together.

Dec 30th, 2009
by Shelley Senai.
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Well, that’s that. Christmas is over. We’re back home in Massachusetts. It is very cold. And very windy. And very quiet. Some days, I ignore the quiet and go full blast against the world. But other days, like today, I go along with it. And think thoughts. And after a marginal amount of reflection, I [...]

The side effects of marriage: Holiday edition.

Dec 23rd, 2009
by Shelley Senai.
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One of the side effects of marriage that people don’t always talk about (And yes, marriage does have side effects. You heard it here first.) are how your holidays will change forever. Traditions will get bent and twisted in ways you never thought possible. The norm will get redefined. And as much as you want to [...]

Poker face.

Nov 18th, 2009
by Shelley Senai.
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When I resigned from my job a couple weeks ago, my boss asked me if I like to play poker, because I’m definitely all in these days. Between getting married, buying a house, buying a car, and then leaving my job, I’m upping the ante big time. I’m playing a high stakes game. And that [...]

John Krasinski, sleeping arrangements.

Nov 5th, 2009
by Shelley Senai.
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Why does it always seem like the one weekend I’m going out of town/unavailable is the weekend where EVERYTHING WONDERFUL IS HAPPENING?! Like the weekend we got married and went on our honeymoon? The So You Think You Can Dance tour came to Boston AND so did Regina Spektor too. This is my luck. And [...]