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March 4, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 25 Comments

UPDATE: This giveaway is closed. Thank you for your interest in Using Our Words and UrbanSitter! I’ll be honest. When I hear the term “date night” I kind of roll my eyes. But recently, when talking to a friend, I was forced to admit that my snarky response isn’t because I wouldn’t love a fun […]

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A True Anniversary Celebration

June 9, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 8 Comments

Eleven years ago, I woke up on a Saturday morning with butterflies in my stomach. I was surrounded by people who meant the world to me, and looking forward to one of the most exciting days of my life. Makeup was applied — a lot of it. Hair was done — and aggressively hairsprayed. And in […]

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A Toast to Us

June 5, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 15 Comments

Ten years ago today, I sat at my parents’ kitchen table stuffing pretty little blue bags with personalized wine corks, and sealing them with an Irish toast: May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night, and the road downhill all the way to your door. I was […]

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Project: Underblog … Better Than I Was

November 19, 2012 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

The other day a song came on the Pandora station I was listening to and I suddenly got all teary eyed. Better than I was. More than I am. And all of that happened, By taking your hand. And who I am now, Is who I wanted to be. And now that we’re together, I’m […]

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T.G.I.(Pizza & Wine)F.

December 2, 2011 by Amy, Using Our Words 7 Comments

You’ve heard people talking about something being the glue that holds a marriage together, right? Well, in our case it’s more like gluten. Because for as long as I can remember, Lenny and I have been faithful to our standing date night. Pizza and wine Friday.

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