Unbelievable. I still think that sometimes when I think about my future wife. It happened again Monday while I was shooting photos and videos of convocation at Washburn University. During his speech, our president told the students that many of them would meet their future husband or wife during their years at the school. My […]
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“You’re as old as you feel.” Thank God for that because I feel 26 on my 36th birthday. Several of the dozens of birthday wishes on Facebook (how awesome is Facebook on your birthday?) referred to my happiness and how great a year No. 35 was. It really was a wonderful year that included an
For a long time, I was adamant that I wasn’t going to get married again. After the first experience ended in separation after all of eight months and divorce in 20 months, I wanted no part of another one. In the pre-Shana era (2003-2011), I had two serious relationships. Neither came close to marriage. Even
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The No. 1 question after you announce an engagement: When and where is the wedding? No. 2: How did you propose? I put a considerable amount of thought into popping the question. I figured something romantic and private was appropriate. Of course, the Romeo in me planned to do with it flair. One idea was
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Things change so quickly. I know, I know. Of course, they do. That’s life. But that hit me today as I sat alone for a few quiet, peaceful minutes surveying the small town I spent much of my life in. As I looked at an aging park across the street to the west, I thought,
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Ah, the end-of-year column/blog. I did one every year until 2010, largely because the year sucked for the most part. I look back at the difference a year made, and it’s staggering. It was so much better that it demands a return of the end-of-the-year blog (I’ll start with the end of 2010, which set
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I’ve admitted many times through the years that I’m a hopeless romantic. I think we can drop the hopeless tag now that I’ve managed to convince the most beautiful woman on the planet to fall in love with me. As it turns out, nice guys don’t finish last. In fact, they can kick some serious
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I’m not quite Clark Griswold. I’m not going to staple 100,000 Christmas lights to our roof, nor do I plan to (or have the income for) putting a pool in the backyard. But, damn, do I love Christmas. Christmas fever is something I inherited from the old man. We didn’t have much money growing up.
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Regrets. We all have them, and chances at redemption are few and far between. One of mine has always been my junior and senior prom. Prom should be one of the highlights of high school. It’s your chance to shine, show off, dazzle your classmates. My appearances at prom pretty much sucked. Many of you
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Last Christmas was the first time I’d been at home for the holidays since 2006. That alone made it the best Christmas in years. But what really made that day, as well as Christmas Eve, special was the beginning of a relationship that has changed my life for the better. At that point, the girlfriend
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