Category Archives: Newlywed at 50

As you all know, I was single a lot more years than I’ve been married.  And as a single woman, there were certain things that I did for safety reasons.  One of those was keeping a tank full of gas.  … Continue reading →

This post continues my earlier post on how we spent the holidays in 2011. Our second stop was to rescue my husband’s daughter’s car from its resting spot on I-94.  Yes, we had to get the car towed.  Nobody knew … Continue reading →

I could have titled this post, “How I spent my Christmas vacation.” As newlyweds, we’re still figuring out how to handle holidays.  In the first two years of our marriage, we spent Thanksgiving and Christmas with my family.  This year … Continue reading →

Actually, I’m not.  The truth is that my husband is a grandfather, which makes me the wife of a grandfather, not a grandmother. I’ll bet some of you are wondering why I make the distinction.  Well, it’s because I’m too … Continue reading →

In sickness and in health I took those words to heart as I contemplated getting married at age 50.  It didn’t take much to figure out that while my hubby and I had a number of good years ahead us, … Continue reading →

I had planned to re-start the Newlywed at 50 series talking about our second anniversary, but something else is on my heart.  I want to talk about what it means to fall in love with someone who has children.  For … Continue reading →

I was 50 and he was 52.  It was love at first bifocal. Yes, my Newlywed at 50 (N@50) posts are back!  I had to stop posting for a while because things were getting a bit too personal.  In telling … Continue reading →

Insurance and taxes. Yes, I’m going there. In a lot of ways, marriage is not a financial winner. In terms of insurance and taxes, I think, you lose more than you gain. In our case, our combined health insurance premiums … Continue reading →

We like to cruise. Does that mean we’re an “old” 50? Sometimes I think we are. Regardless, we just booked our annual Carnival cruise. Telling you that it’s a Carnival cruise tells you what kind of cruisers we are. We … Continue reading →