This has been a terribly hard story for me to write.  Harder than a midnight deadline and racking my brain for a creative thought at the final hour.  YeppieNation.com has (in its current form) burnt itself out.  What started as a roaring fire of creativity, self expression, humor, seriousness and fun has....

The truth is it's hard to keep up this frantic pace of a website that looks to entertain, enlighten and engage its readers on a daily basis. 

For all of you who just dumped or just got dumped by your Valentine, I’m here to say, it’s ok.  I semi recently re-broke up with my ex-boyfriend. I say re-broke-up because we had been living together after our break up.  And unlike the movie the reality wasn’t terribly funny. There were no obvious shenanigans, no scheming digs at one another.  Instead, there's this lingering in purgatory because the wound that would be healing after a clean break is festering in the afterlife and slowly becoming infected as guilt and longing turn into resentment.

         I used to think that the person who ended the relationship was better equipped to deal with singledom and would be up and running in no time.  I'm here to say, sorry kids, being the dumper does not guarantee you a Get-Out-of-Jail-For-Free card. Granted, you are not plagued by the same “What did I do wrong” or “How could I have been so dumb” questions that circle the dumpee’s mind and lead to (depending on gender) too many hangovers or the incessant retelling

I used to think that the person who ended the relationship was better equipped to deal with singledom...being the dumper does not guarantee you a Get-Out-of-Jail-For-Free card.

I love getting outside. but usually reserve my over night adventures to the spring and summer as I am a gigantic sissy when it comes to the cold. I have two friends in particular who refuse to live by these principles. 

We'll call these characters Davey Crocket and Johnny MuthaF*ckn Appleseed. 

They're insane. Let's start with that. They live for being outside and have every type of hard core outside gear there is. Their idea of a great trip is driving for hours upon hours so that they can then hike for 20 miles into no mans land and  get completely and totally lost to the rest of mankind. In theory this sounds manly and appealing to me.

In reality...being manly and rugged is not even close to my cup of tea. In fact, a cup of tea founds far superior to the previously described adventure. 

All that being said Davey and MF'n Johnny talked me into a trip recently....

I’m married!  Last weekend in the most perfect day of my life I became a wife.  First let me say that Dr. Phil, Ordained Minister, was amazing. He was the absolute perfect choice to preside over the nuptials.  Take a bow Dr. Phil, you deserve it!  Asking him to become ordained online and officiate my wedding was just one of the many smart choices I made leading up to the day that allowed me to truly relax and enjoy and have a wonderful experience.  Possibly the best idea I had though was....

I know that not all of you have that luxury and I also know that the wedding industry is a multibillion dollar deal and I know that many of you Yeppies are going to be planning weddings soon since this is the age when lots of us get married.