Dear Captain Awesome, I always find myself getting sentimental on anniversaries. I guess that's normal, but when I find myself reflecting on our years together I feel so blessed to have grown and shared so much with you. Although we have been married 8 years, we have been together for 15 years! We met as two [...]
Dear Captain Awesome, Let's start by saying we have been together forever. Some days it feels like it and others it feels like it was a blink of the eye. For now we will not count the YEARS of dating we did before getting married, and focus on the life we started together on June [...]
Almost 6 years ago on June 14th I became one lucky woman. It was the day that I got to marry my best friend. He was a man who probably waited a little too long to propose (OK it was a lot too long if you asked me back then), but what those years gave [...]
Here is a conversation between me and Captain Awesome when I was talking to a pregnant woman about labor. She said… It sucks…it’s the worst! (My Labor PTSD had me going on and on about it) He said…Can’t you just let it go? You keep saying how awful it was. Can’t you forget like all [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day!! I hope those of you who care celebrate are enjoying your day with wonderful thoughts of love and happiness. For me Valentine’s Day is more than just a made up Hallmark holiday. For me, it represents a the beginning of a long journey. February 14th, 2000 was the day that Captain Awesome [...]
After the Alter is a blog about my "life after the alter" meaning after being married, and the changes that go with it. I am a mom to a beautiful boy and girl who are the stars of this blog, and a little Pomeranian named Tinkerbell. I LOVE being married to Captain Awesome, and here I share stories of my life as I learn how to be the best wife and mom I can be, and all my crazy thoughts along the way.
