Category Archives: Eric

The husband

Wiped out

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Carrie

So tired. For some reason, with Eric out of town, I’ve felt compelled this time around to soothe my loneliness by filling All The Minutes with activity. Got a bug up my butt to clean the kitchen, and it sort … Continue reading →

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Taper fun?

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Carrie

Somebody said on DailyMile (which, by the way, I highly recommend using if you’re into endurance athletics of any kind or level; it’s sort of like Facebook for runners/cyclists/swimmers/etc.) that if they were doing 16-mile long runs, taper wouldn’t drive … Continue reading →

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Days of Ivory

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Carrie

Fourteen years today since the day we said “I do” to each other. The fourteenth wedding anniversary is traditionally the “ivory” year, though we’re forgoing that (or any other material gift, opting instead to spend the afternoon together while the … Continue reading →

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The Mom Purse

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Carrie

ERIC: “My head hurts.” ME: “Aleve?” ERIC: “No, I can’t take that. Only Tylenol.” ME: “I need to stock that in the purse; I just have more use for anti inflammatories. They come in handy for other runners, too. I … Continue reading →

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Lonely again

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Carrie

Had Eric home for two and a half days. Flew in from Germany, did laundry and repacked, then dashed away this afternoon for Florida. So much wrong with that. I miss my husband, I miss my co-parent, and I wanna … Continue reading →

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The way to a woman’s heart

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Carrie

   For Valentine’s Day, I got Eric a carry-on suitcase, since he travels so much for work and his current carry-on bag has a busted zipped. This one rolls and is much nicer. He asked me whether I wanted him … Continue reading →

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Sing, sing, sing

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Carrie

Eric and I have been singing together in church choirs, on and off, for about fifteen years. We got “roped into it,” I should say, when we were students at West Virginia University and our beloved music composition professor was … Continue reading →

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Wiped out

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Carrie

Every once in a while, you have one of those days that leaves you feeling wrung out like a wet rag, even though you can’t pinpoint exactly why, and you didn’t even deviate far from what you ordinarily do on … Continue reading →

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Happy anniversary

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Carrie

Thirteen years. That is a really, really, really long time, especially when you also consider that we’ll have been together for seventeen years this fall, which is half my current age. Wow. And I honestly can’t think of anybody I’d … Continue reading →

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Meatless

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Carrie

Eric’s been struggling with diabetes issues lately. To make a long and complicated story short, the things he’s been trying aren’t working very well anymore, and something has to change. The paths remaining to him are starting to shrink in … Continue reading →

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