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Sheri & Bob's Marriage Blog May 2009 Archive

By Sheri & Bob Stritof, About.com Guides to Marriage since 1997

Last Day in Marshfield

Sunday May 31, 2009
Checking in from Marshfield, Massachusetts. Today is our last day in Marshfield. We've had a wonderful visit. Along with walking the beach with us near the cottage we rented, our son ... Read More

Other's Anniversaries

Saturday May 30, 2009
Today is the wedding anniversary of one of our kids. Since we are way across the country from them while on this road trip, we sent out a card and ... Read More

Why Some Couples Take Separate Vacations

Thursday May 28, 2009
What should you do if one of you wants to travel somewhere that the other doesn't want to visit? Today while visiting our son, when one of us wanted to ... Read More

Enough Rain!

Sunday May 24, 2009
Checking in from Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Today was another four state day -- Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Although I love a rainy night, the cloudburst, thunder, lightning, and really heavy ... Read More

Thoughts About Relocation and Values

Saturday May 23, 2009
Checking in from Hazleton, Pennsylvania. We traveled through four states today -- Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The weather and scenery were wonderful. One of the things we've noticed as ... Read More

Virginia is for Lovers

Friday May 22, 2009
Checking in from Lexington, Virginia. Virginia may be for lovers, but in the midst of getting lost because Gertrude (our GPS unit) let us down, Bob got grumpy. He became ... Read More

Falling Rock Complaint

Wednesday May 20, 2009
Checking in from Morristown, Tennessee. We headed for Morristown today to visit with friends. And we didn't get lost! We were talking about lots of different things such as Daniel Boone, ... Read More

Two Brief Encounters

Tuesday May 19, 2009
Checking in from Jackson, Tennessee. In the midst of getting ready to leave the hotel this morning and at a rest area, Bob interacted with two great couples. I missed ... Read More

Home on the Road Flashback

Monday May 18, 2009
Checking in from Caddo Valley, Arkansas. We had time to spare today, so we spent some time in Sulphur Springs, Texas looking for antique stores. We found them, but all ... Read More

A Slow, Very Slow Connection

Sunday May 17, 2009
Checking in from Weatherford, Texas. Since we had brunch with a friend today, we left Odessa later than we had planned. The time with her was well worth having less ... Read More

"As You Wish."

Sunday May 17, 2009
This evening we watched one of our favorite movies, The Princess Bride. I love the "as you wish" phrase. It is the character Westley's way of saying "I love you." Think ... Read More

West Texas Sky and A Look Back

Thursday May 14, 2009
Checking in from Odessa, Texas. Since we both seriously dislike the desert, what are we doing in Odessa? Around twenty years ago, we lived in Odessa. When we made the ... Read More

A Prickly Conversation

Wednesday May 13, 2009
Checking in from Deming, New Mexico. Our conversation today as we drove through Arizona and New Mexico centered on the redecorating that still needs to be done to our home. ... Read More

Memories of Our First Home

Monday May 11, 2009
Checking in from Gilbert, Arizona. When Bob was in his late teens, he built a house in Las Vegas with another teen. That's who we are staying with tonight. Being ... Read More

Plant a Vegetable Garden Together to Help Your Tight Budget

Monday May 11, 2009
Although Bob has loved gardening since he was a young boy, I really dislike pulling weeds. However, as fresh produce and gas prices continue to soar, I have a ... Read More

Mom's Day Thoughts

Saturday May 9, 2009
I've thoroughly enjoyed my role as mom or aka matriarch! An email with the title "Why God Made Moms" made me laugh. I couldn't find an original source for it. ... Read More

Killing Time

Wednesday May 6, 2009
Checking in from Commerce, California. We picked this area as a place to stay while visiting Bob's uncle and aunt tomorrow. With time to kill earlier today, we turned off the ... Read More

Curious Buffalo

Tuesday May 5, 2009
Checking in from Coalinga, California. Although we didn't drive very far today and stopped early this afternoon, we are both very tired. We stopped to look at buffalo along Hwy ... Read More

Do Yourself a Favor -- Stand up for YOUR Marriage

Monday May 4, 2009
There is lots of talk about people marching and attending rallies to show they are standing up for marriage. Some folks believe it is important to stand up for traditional ... Read More

Bob's Memory

Sunday May 3, 2009
Checking in from Corning, California. We will be here for two days, tasting olives and meeting with Bob's cousin. Today was another day of rain. Pouring down rain with lightning and ... Read More

Rainy Beginning

Saturday May 2, 2009
Checking in from Grants Pass, Oregon, a lovely town where my grandparents lived for many years and where Bob and I took one of our early trips together as a ... Read More

Lost Sandpaper and Expectations

Friday May 1, 2009
We learned a few things from the 2006 adventure, so some things will be different on this trip. Hopefully, now that we have a GPS unit, we won't get lost ... Read More
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