ChickSpeak

In lines and with bookmarks. Through restaurant reservations and seating arrangements. By spreading personal objects across a row and by placing your hand across a chair.
There are many ways to hold a place.
Sometimes even in a metaphorical manner. Women set aside a part of their heart, a portion of the definition of whom they are…in […]

Let me guess - you’re freaking out about what to get your guy for Valentine’s Day. I can’t say I blame you; it’s tough to buy for a guy. You shouldn’t feel as though you’re any worse off than he is, though, for he’s probably going about research just as you are, searching for a […]

Money, finances, budgets, salaries, credit, mortgages-any and everything to do with finances, whether personal or national, is on the tip of everyone’s tongues right now. Being in the middle of what the majority of mainstream America considers a major economic crisis in our country and trying to plan a lavish affair you have dreamed about since […]

Like many couples, or maybe unlike, Will and I require a great deal of quality time with each other. We tested our love languages once and found that I love by being affectionate (like hugging, kissing, touching) while Will loves through spending quality time together. Lucky for me time quality time together usually means some sort of […]

Mr. R-my fiancé, better half, best friend, and biggest fan-has always been a very upfront, straightforward man; the strong and silent type, if you will. On our very first date, for instance, he not only told me his best friend at the time was female, but also warned if this truth was going to be a […]

We all want the easy streets in life.Like the roads that go on for miles without a cloud in the sky, and have no bumps or delays in the way. We like to see wide open spaces for possibility and adventure, and to never foresee a sharp curve ahead or a car in front of […]

I’ve mentioned before that Will is in law school. When we first discussed law school it was almost a last resort for Will.  He has always dreamed of joining the CIA or Foreign Service, and even took the exam and passed.  However, in one of the later rounds he was turned down. So, having graduated with a […]

It was during one of my Gilmore Girl marathon nights at college when I got the epiphany. In the middle of one particular episode, I almost choked on my popcorn (partially because I wanted to laugh and partially because I wanted to cry) as I watched the usually-composed Rory Gilmore hesitantly dislodge her “Dean Box” from […]

Although temperatures here on earth are supposed to be increasing due to global warming, some of us may be finding that hard to believe after the winter we have already experienced over the last month or so. “This winter will see more days of shivery conditions: a winter during which temperatures will average below normal […]

Like losing your glasses and not being able to find them because you are too blind to actually see them laying about, wedding planning has the same sort of wicked irony in that you are planning the most romantic, love-filled day of your life with the man your heart longs for, and yet you spend […]