Dear Kevan, How have we made it this far? Five years ago today we bumped into each other in the church before the photographer could capture our first expressions, and since then we have been living our lives, sharing ourselves with each other, experiencing and growing together. When our jobs were nearly 130 miles apart, we bore through our commutes to come home to each other every night. When we pressed send on our business…

To begin this story, I must say that I LOVE NSBE! The National Society for Black Engineers is an excellent organization. Were it not for the NSBE national convention, I don’t think I would have met such a beautiful woman in such a beautiful location while keeping up with some of my responsibilities as a fledgling professional. In the spring of 2002 the NSBE national convention was held in Orlando, FL and I attended with…

I’m three weeks into my new job and whenever I tell the story about how hubby and I attended business school together with two kids I have to explain that it was not so tough, because we had Marina Poppins, and she was the best ever. In the past 21 days I have become totally amazed by all working mothers. I mean, I know I worked after I returned from maternity leave in 2007, but that seems…

Hubby loves to fill his glass brimming to top with ice. Big chunks of ice, fresh out of the freezer. The only problem is that I hate to refill the ice trays. So, when we moved into our apartment in Stamford and saw the ice machine that came with the fridge we thought it would be great. In fact, every time hubby is parched, he heads straight for the freezer and reaches into the deep…