Did Farrah Fawcett Marry Ryan O’Neal Before She Died?
The news of Farrah Fawcett’s death was quickly overshadowed by that of the sudden death of Michael Jackson*. But when I heard of her death, I was quick to get the answer to the question of whether or not she and Ryan O’Neal married she passed. The answer is no, sadly. I wondered why they decided to marry now after all these years. Could it be a couple who denounced marriage finally saw that what they had and were together WAS marriage in all sense of the word, but it was time to publicly announce it to the world? Was it death that made them see how important their life was together?
It saddens me that they couldn’t make it happen before she died. Marriage wouldn’t have changed the way they felt about one another; but anyone who is married and truly committed to the marriage will tell you there is something magical about your relationship, a glimmer, that you just can’t explain. It’s silly, I know. I like to think they wanted to feel that magic, if even for a few days.
The I Never Game
Did you ever play that drinking game in college? In case you didn’t spend countless evenings drinking cheap beer by way of embarrassing questions, let me catch you up on what you missed. In I Never, one person asks an embarrassing question like “I Never kissed a boy on the first day”. If you never did the deed, you drink. If you have you do not drink and your friends learn your deepest darkest secrets. After a few rounds of Meister Brau, the questions get super embarrassing and you may wind up hoping that your friends are prudes and get so drunk they forget what they found out.
The 3 Things Game
Mr. Diva and I recently returned from a very nice mini vacation with friends down in Gatlinburg TN. We had a fantastic time - hiking, mini-golf, funnel cakes (to cancel out the hiking) and enjoying all the beauty and campiness the Smokey Mountains had to offer. But the drive was a little on the long side at 9 hours each way. Since we travel all too often to family, we’re used to road trips, but not THAT long. Typically, Mr. Diva drives and I do my best to keep him entertained with my wit and charm but even I have my limits.
Still he drove but after talking, doing homework (he was out of luck for about 2 hours), and reading Dexter out loud I was out of things to do. I offered to drive but he decline, which was just fine by me. So I started a little game of 3 Things.
Needs Assessment
This week I began my journey for higher education with my first class toward my masters degree in Educational Technology. I won’t get into all the details of job, but basically I design training and documentation that helps educate people in a healthcare environment. You know how it is, you’re asked to perform a task but you don’t have anything that tells you how and 10 people tell you a different “shortcut”. I aim to make sure you can get the information you need without having to swim through the minutia.
My first class assignment is to learn how to perform a needs assessment. What does the customer need? What do they want? Why do they want it? How does it make them feel? What solutions can you offer?
Of course, I’ll do the assignment correctly, but I thought about this in terms of marriage as well. When you think about your spouse this week, try to think about the following and see if it makes your communication more effective. Report back! I’d love to see how this method works in a non-business/educational environment!
1. In a perfect world, how can my marriage be better? This of this as a long term goal or if it’s something that can’t be achieved, use it as a place to practice compromise!
Dustin’ Off the Wii
We haven’t been using our Wii much at all since we moved into the new house but when I heard about the new EA Sport Active game, I had to have it. This is the Wii Fit on steriods! My biggest complaint about the Wii Fit was that you couldn’t program a workout to keep your heart rate up. With EA Sports Active, we can set out workout time and decide what parts of the body we want to concentrate on!
The best part - the co-op mode is fantastic. We can play tennis, baseball, shot hoops, run (hate it), inline skate and do one of many muscle isolation exercises. It’s a little competitive, but I’m usually so worried about how I’m doing that I don’t even look on his half of the screen! Biggest complaint? The leg band stinks.
It doesn’t register all the time making some of the exercises extreme difficult and frustrating. We’ve found ways around it for some of the exercises others are still giving me fits. I think it’s a height thing (I’m kind of short). But even with these issues EA Sports Active is another way to spend time together that involves physical activity and not just lounging on the couch.
There’s even a thirty-day challenge I can’t wait to try because the reviews by people have been great!
Modern Marriage Musings
Welcome to Marriage Diva hosted by Heather Utendorf.
What Are You Looking For?
Recent Comments