FYI 5-Step Moisturizing Regimen My moisturizing journey and skin care habits have been wrought with mistakes and youthful ignorance. I visited a tanning bed or two in my early 20s. "I just want
Pictures from my phone Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions The other day I wrote to you about Skylar's proclivity to misplace things [https://www.itjustgetsstranger.com/2020/02/wedding-ring.html] and how he wanted praise for going
Podcast Episodes Episode 108: Titanic This time in Strangerville, how do you deal with conversation lingerers? Also, Eli tells the story of what happened when his parents decided to take the family to see Titanic in 1997. Story Titanic, by Eli McCann Music by Ayla Nereo [https://freemusicarchive.org/
Ridiculous Wedding Ring My husband has decided he should "get credit" for "not losing" his wedding ring. He told me this the other night like he had saved a
Ridiculous Strangerhood of the Traveling Snuggie, Part 2 (Hey--we announced Strangerville Live the other day. March 6 in Salt Lake City. Come, please. Get tickets HERE [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/strangerville-live-tickets-93454584177].) The Strangerhood of the Traveling Snuggie
Ridiculous Something weird be happening on the Internet. Two things: First of all, we've announced our next Strangerville Live! Come join us in Salt Lake City on March 6 at 8:00 PM. I'm
Ridiculous Heated Blankets There are heated blankets and heating pads plugged into nearly every outlet in my house. The gas fireplace is constantly running. Sometimes I come home to find Skylar standing over
Podcast Episodes Episode 107: Intersections This time in Strangerville, Eli gets botox and he’s not afraid to talk about it. And a woman can’t help but get involved when she witnesses a car accident. Story Intersections, by Hauley Farish Music: Crucible by Wildlight From: The Free Music
knitting I Must Have Praise. Ok so this is going to be awkward but a couple months ago one of us, and I don't want to name any names here, wrote a pretttttty
Church Forever? A few years ago I started having ongoing debates with a friend about whether the existence of an afterlife is scarier or less scary than there being no afterlife. She
Podcast Episodes Episode 106: Concert Harasser This time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli are not abstract thinkers and they do not believe anyone else is. And Jolyn is faced with some tough questions when she comes across a man harassing women at a concert. Story Concert Harasser, by Jolyn Metro
Ollie Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Two days ago I got on a flight and I was seated next to a middle aged man who AND I'M NOT JUDGING seemed a little cranky. I&
Ridiculous And the Award Goes To A few years ago Skylar and I started this thing where we try to see all of the Academy Award best picture nominees before the Oscars. Then we fill out
Podcast Episodes Episode 105: Lincoln This time in Strangerville, Jolyn fills in for Meg, and it only gets more ridiculous from there. Also a woman in a sleepy town develops a relationship with the police. Story Lincoln, by Amy Rose Production by Eli McCann, Meg Walter, and Jolyn Metro
Ridiculous Foot Disease First of all, I wrote an article this week about how we all grew up in Utah spreading rumors that every celebrity was Mormon [https://www.thebeehive.com/did-you-hear-steve-martin-is-mormon/]. You
Skylar Children One thing they don't tell you when you choose to be gay is that family planning is going to be complicated. No one told me that. When they
Podcast Episodes Episode 104: “Space Jesus” This time in Strangerville, Eli agonizes over how to come out to the dentist, Meg steals from a movie theater, and a nostalgic walk through some complicated religious memories. Story “Space Jesus” by Eli McCann (music by Benny Martin Piano [https://soundcloud.com/bennymartinpianist/
Ridiculous Airports The most stressful place in the entire world is the inside of every airport. I just looked it up. There are 40,000 airports on Earth. That means there is
Palau The Only Footprints I Shall Leave I walked out onto the beach. It was sunny, already pretty warm even though it was only 9:30 AM. There aren't waves in the water in Palau.
Skylar The Year Of We flew into Salt Lake City a few hours ago and I'm trying desperately not to fall asleep until at least 9:00 PM. I don't
Ridiculous Cookie Present I booked a tour with a Japanese company several weeks ago to go see Kayangel, which is the northernmost island in Palau. I had never been, but heard it'
Church Worlds Collide Palau is so much more beautiful than I remembered. I knew it was breathtaking. At least, that's how I described it when people asked. But coming back here
Palau The Land of Coconuts Alii, from the land of coconuts. It feels weird to be able to say that again. It's still hot in Palau. Still humid enough that walking feels more
Palau He'll Love Palau A high energy version of "Walkin' in a Winter Wonderland" is blasting through a not-so-bad sound system embedded in the airport ceiling. It's New Year&
Life 2019 Every year when I write my year-end post I try to think about what made the last twelve months "good." There certainly have been years in which that
