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A Wildcat Wedding
I’m back after a brief blogging hiatus to attend the wedding of two dear friends, Ms. Brett Saunders (now Knabe) and Darren Knabe. I met both Brett and Darren at Northwestern, so this wedding also functioned as a college reunion of sorts. Let me tell you, this was...
Reflections on Summer
Hope you all had a wonderful Labor Day weekend! Damon and I spent the first half of the weekend in Annapolis for his USNA 10 year reunion. (I have to say, the Naval Academy grads have held up pretty darn well 10 years post-graduation). Yesterday we spent actually...
Chivalry is Dead – And Hipsters Killed It
I realize that my last post was travel-themed. However given that it is Labor Day Weekend, a notoriously busy traveling weekend, I’d like to offer a few more thoughts to my fellow travelers. Specifically, to my fellow male travelers: Help me with my freaking bags,...
Yeah, I Hate That Screaming Child, Too
My friend Lauren recently sent me the following article: How To Fly Cross-Country With Small Children (Without Benadryl). Presumably she expects I will be traveling frequently with my little one in the next few years: trips from Japan to both the East and West Coast...
Williams-Sonoma is Mocking Me
Still reeling from my failed baking experiment, this morning I sought solace by flipping through the latest Williams-Sonoma catalogue, admiring the gadgets I’ll never use and the recipes I’ll never make. While perusing the catalogue, I came across this: An...
Hi, I’m Diana! I’m a mom of four, a military spouse, and I have no idea how to write a bio that doesn’t sound like a dating profile. Since I don’t want to give any reader the wrong impression, this will be brief.
The Navy life is unpredictable and stressful and sometimes sad but can also be wildly exciting and rewarding. This space is where I try to find the humor in it all – laugh so you don’t cry, right? Thanks for joining me on this adventure. I hope you enjoy.