I was reading some blogs one afternoon and came upon this cute post on a NYTimes.com blog. It's about describing your relationship using only six words. Fun, right?

Check out the article below, and then check out Smith Magazine's website here, where the article's info came from. They have tons more "Six-Word Memoirs" on a variety of topics (not just about love).  Some of the things people post are really clever.

Let's see if I can come up with one for us!  How about the obvious:
"Live simply, laugh often, love deeply"? Yea that works.. Or how about...

"First comes friendship, then comes forever."
"You, me - to infinity and beyond."
"I'm sweet, he's savory. Good mix"

The last one was a wacky one.. but I guess it has to do with our taste in foods! Thought it was fun :)

This is what I ended up posting on Smith's website: "Our motto: Laugh, love and eat!" I think that sums it up for us quite nicely... unless I come up with something more witty!

Now, for the article:

What’s Your Six-Word Love Story?

By TARA PARKER-POPE

Can you sum up a relationship in six words?

The readers of the Web site Smith Magazine are doing just that, offering six-word memoirs to describe both love and loss. Some examples:

Love hurts. Choose vodka or valium.

You lost me at hello “ma’am.”

Life’s like chocolates. Picked, processed, pooped.

Hearts clubbed by diamonds in spades.

Passion, fireworks, good loving. He’s gay.

But our domestic partnership was notarized….

Your new wife is too friendly.

There’s nothing sex can not fix.

Finally found love, at age 41.

Note to self: avoid head cases.

He wasn’t worth the panic attacks.

Chocolate is the coward’s bad apology.

Pet-sitting for ex-husband describes amicable divorce.

Loved her madly — then went mad.

Warning, love: I blog my breakups.

What do you think? Do you have six words to share about love, marriage and relationships? Please post your own six-word memoir below. And be sure to check out the Smith Magazine Web site for more six-word memoirs on happiness, teenagers, food and other topics.

So now the obvious question - what's YOURS?

Some sweet quotes =)

I don't usually like forwards (especially the ones that say your life is going to be cursed if you don't send it on, haha) but I was drawn to this one. I've always loved quotes -- I'm a huge nerd, I save them on a document on my computer, lol! At one point I used to write them down in a book.. I should go back to that someday.

Anyway, these photos that go along with the quotes are too cute.. Definitely made my day =)

My two favorites...

My little project & 3 more days...

My husband Steve has been away at his new job training for 12 - yes TWELVE - days! In newlywed time (yes, yes I still consider myself a newlywed, hehe) that's a long time to be apart.  I did get to see him over the weekend briefly, but it wasn't long enough. It's ok though - only 3 more days to go..!

In order to combat boredom and sadness from missing him too much, I decided to make sure to keep myself busy.  I haven't been cooking since he left (luckily my in-laws helped take care of me in that department, hehe..) so I did the little things around the apartment that I'd been wanting to do.

The one little project I'm most proud of is my makeup organization! I've recently developed an obsession with makeup (thanks to all the blogs I subscribe to) and I quickly ran out of room in my lavender Caboodles organizer from 1992 (haha) so I figured it was time for an upgrade!

I went to Michaels and found an awesome desktop crafts organizer on sale and thought it was perfect. It fit nicely inside my linen closet and had enough compartments for all my makeup - most of it at least! The rest is tucked into a little plastic drawer organizer on the side. And my brushes stand nicely in my repurposed mason jars filled with pretty rocks (the florist at my wedding used the jars for our bouquets!).  I'm hoping this'll jump start a bunch of projects I've been wanting to do for quite some time.

 

Anyway, so now I've got 3 days left until he returns - hoping the mister will be proud of my little project, though it doesn't pale in comparison to what he's done around here (seriously, he's done some major construction projects!). He really does so much for me and for our families - I'm so lucky & so blessed to have him. Aaaand to add to the cheesiness.. my friend Michele posted this on Facebook, which was the perfect quote to describe how I've been feeling while he's away..

If you have a wonderful man who helps balance your whole world...who isn't perfect, but is perfect for you... who works hard and would do anything for you.. who makes you laugh and drives you CRAZY, who is your best friend, who you want to grow old with, and who you are thankful for everyday, and who you could not live without, repost this!!! -- ♥...

Thank God, I do =)

True friendship

Some quotes that I'm really feeling right now...

Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget.

There are three types of friends: those like food, without which you can't live; those like medicine, which you need occasionally; and those like an illness, which you never want.

The friendship that can cease has never been real.

I've been thinking about what true friendship is a lot lately due to recent events in my life. Is a true friend someone you can talk with on the phone for 2 hours? Or just go shopping with? Or is a true friend someone who knows everything about you?


Whatever your definition of a good, true friend is, I can tell you that they are not always easy to find or to keep. If you are lucky enough to have a true friend (or several), I've learned not to take them for granted. Or let stupid things get in the way. It's important to be honest and genuine, and to really work at the friendship. I wish I didn't, but I know that the last quote is very true.. if it ends, then it never really was there, was it? 

Anyway, I do have to say that I am truly blessed to have people I know that I can call true friends. Despite any hardships or fights; despite the things that happen in our own individual lives, I know there are people I can say are my true friends...