“How Do You Fight Loneliness?”

“How Do You Fight Loneliness?”
Good weekend.

Thursday evening Iain helped me write a story about home-buying for 210 west magazine.

Friday we went to Artscape, an arts festival in Baltimore’s Cultural District. As a result, I have decided I would like to move to said Cultural District. I’m already planning curtains.

The art was OK. The best part was probably the free book table, courtesy of Baltimore’s Book Thing and the Enoch Pratt Free Library. I came away with something about journalism and politics. Oh, and of course the people-watching was nearly unbeatable.

Saturday we went to a “Fresh Mex” restaurant in Annapolis called Chevy’s to meet up with Iain’s cousin Alison and her wife, Jo, who are visiting from Wakefield, England. Great to talk to, great senses of humor. They stayed with us last night, and we drove them to the airport early [like, 7 a.m. early] this morning. They’re catching a flight to Minnesota.

Today is our marriage’s first birthday. Hard to believe it’s been a year — it seems like less, honestly. Scary. And, upon doing the math, it turns out I’ve known Iain for five years. That’s even harder to believe. But they say the first year is the toughest, and we’ve made it through fine. That’s all — I save the more personal analyses for Counselor Jen.

In lieu of juicy details, I’ll leave you young couples out there with “Six Keys To Marital Happiness,” taken from “How To Be Happy, Though Married,” by Tim LaHaye.
1. Maturity (aw, crap)
2. Submission (“subjection is not slavery”? … okay … )
3. Love ( duh! )
4. Communication ( duh, squared )
5. Prayer ( hmmm…)
6. Christ ( hmmm…)

OK, two out of six ain’t bad?

If you want to ogle the chapter on “Physical Joys,” a.k.a. The Marriage Act, you’ll have to get a copy of this treatise for yourself … it’s a definite must-read.

I gotta hand it to Carrie for finding that little 1968 gem and sending it my way. It’s even got little cartoon married people, who look like blobs of jelly.

July 27, 2003 | Filed Under other