I am finally ready to answer the question y’all keep thinking, but don’t know how to ask. Or rather, Dan is finally ready to answer your unasked question, over on Twitter. YES, Dan is on Twitter too! Just follow him @danbert8 along with me @belle_brita, and you finally ask him the question I just KNOW… [Read More]
The Perfect Marriage is a Myth, but I’m Pretty Happy with Mine
Dan and I celebrated our one-year anniversary a few weeks ago. One of my marriage goals for March was to reflect on our first year of marriage. While I did that in the blog I shared on our actual anniversary, I had some additional thoughts on our marriage and on marriage in general. I tend… [Read More]
Romantic Weekend Getaway at Lucille’s Mountaintop Inn & Spa
For our first wedding anniversary, Dan and I wanted to do something special. A quick Google search revealed Lucille’s Mountaintop Inn & Spa in Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia. A bed & breakfast, less than two hours away from Atlanta, in the mountains, with its own spa? Need I say more? Dan and I immediately realized it was… [Read More]
Site Prep with Dan // Volume 2
My sweet husband was willing to spend a few minutes on our anniversary to answer these questions for y’all! Do you have a good luck charm or ritual? Yes, it’s having my wife drink wine. What is your favorite dish that your wife makes for you? Do you have any fun memories of a time… [Read More]
I Do: 12 Months Later
I can hardly believe Dan and I first said, “I do” a year ago today. Part of me feels like Dan has always been by my side. Part of me feels like I just met him yesterday. There are times when we’re cuddling in bed, or when I laugh at his adorkable enthusiasm for life,… [Read More]
Compromise as a Mutual Decision, Not as a Self-Sacrifice
I’m basically never going to stop reminding people that my last name is, and always will be, Long. I’m also never going to stop advocating for both men and women to have the freedom to make their own decisions regarding their names. This is not exclusive to name changes upon marriage, although that is when… [Read More]