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Tax deductions for gluten free food
The Celiac Tax Deduction; What's New?
By Howard J. Kass, CPA
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When I first wrote about the tax treatments available to diagnosed Celiacs for the additional costs they incur by following a Gluten-Free diet fifteen years ago, the law was pretty well established and there were no significant changes in the works. The advent of Section 125 plans shortly thereafter, also known as Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSA) added a new twist to the quest for tax deductions. With all the hoopla that has taken place in the last year, both with health care reform and tax legislation, what has changed?
Overview of the Medical Expense Deduction
Before I talk about what has changed, it is important to review the basics of the medical expense deduction and how it relates to the additional costs of following a Gluten-Free diet. Section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) provides an itemized deduction for qualified medical expenses incurred. Under present law, medical expenses are deductible to the extent that they exceed 7.5% of Adjusted Gross Income (AGI). AGI is the number shown on the last line of the first page of form 1040.
So, for an individual who has an AGI of $100,000, the "floor" they have to exceed is $7,500 before any of their medical expenses begin to be deductible. If one is in relatively good health and if their employer pays for their health insurance, it is unlikely that one would have enough qualified medical expenses to take the deduction.
The Gluten-Free Component
Now, let's bring the cost of Gluten-Free food into the equation. Based on a variety of Revenue Rulings and court cases, sufficient precedent has been established for one who has been diagnosed with Celiac Disease (or any other medical condition requiring adherence to a Gluten-Free diet) to claim a medical deduction for the additional costs of following a Gluten-Free diet. I will cite the applicable law at the end of this article.
So, how does one calculate the cost of following the Gluten-Free diet and, equally important, how does one document those costs? Calculating the cost of following the diet is a matter of tracking the costs of purchasing food items that are necessary to the diet and subtracting the costs of comparable non-Gluten-Free versions of the same food. So, for example, if a loaf of Gluten-Free bread costs you $6.00 and a comparable loaf of "regular" bread costs $2.00, the deductible cost of the Gluten-Free bread would be $4.00.
What about those items for which there is no counterpart in the non-Gluten-Free community? One example of this would be Xanthan Gum. In that event, the total cost of the product would be deductible.
It's easy to discuss this process on an item by item basis, but how does one accumulate this data and perform the calculations for a year? First, it is important to collect and retain detailed receipts of every purchase you wish to deduct. You would then need to create a spreadsheet on which to track this data for the year. While I recommend the use of an electronic spreadsheet, pencil and paper will also serve the purpose. If cost is what stands in your way of using a product like Microsoft Excel, check out OpenOffice.org. It is a free Microsoft compatible office suite that should serve your purposes quite well. I would strongly encourage you to collect this data and update your spreadsheet after each shopping trip.
Where do Flexible Spending Arrangements Come In?
As mentioned earlier, depending on the amount of your AGI, you may still not have accumulated enough in deductible medical expenses to be able to take the deduction. However, under current law, if you participate in a Section 125 plan with an FSA and, if your FSA plan allows it, you may be able to reimburse yourself for the additional costs of following a Gluten-Free diet. If you can do that, you have effectively achieved an "above the line" deduction for following the Gluten-Free diet. Similarly, since Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) follow the same rules as FSAs, that may also provide you with an opportunity to get your medical deductions, including the additional costs of observing a Gluten-free diet above the line. For those who are unfamiliar with HSAs, they are only available to those who use them in conjunction with a high-deductible health insurance plan. See your tax advisor for more information or e-mail me with your questions.
Getting back to the discussion on FSAs, however, before you rejoice, there are a couple of caveats to be aware of. First, your 125 plan has to permit this reimbursement. You will need to check with your plan administrator and, perhaps, read the plan document yourself. Be prepared to educate the plan administrator on this issue. Also, after you read the effect that Health Care Reform is going to have on health care expenses in FSAs, you may determine that it isn't worth the effort. More on that later.
So, What's Changed?
Two significant changes that will affect one's ability to deduct the costs of following a Gluten-Free diet are slated to occur in the name of Health Care Reform.
First, the floor for deducting medical expenses is scheduled to increase from 7.5% of AGI to 10% beginning in 2013. If you or your spouse will be age 65 or over at that time, the increase to 10% will take place in 2017. Going back to our example from before, if one has an AGI of $100,000, instead of medical expenses having to exceed a floor of $7,500 to be deductible, they would have to exceed $10,000. This increase would obviously make one think twice about accumulating all the data described earlier!
Another change slated to take place in 2013 would affect the strategy of paying for the costs of following a Gluten-Free diet from an FSA. Beginning in 2013, the maximum amount that could be contributed to a health FSA will be limited to $2,500. There is currently no limit! This cap will reduce the value of paying the costs of following a Gluten-Free diet because doing so will limit the amount available to pay for other health related expenses. Since HSAs are less restrictive, there may be an opportunity here to improve your deduction options.
So, What's the Bottom Line?
Until the end of 2012, as the law currently stands, it is business as usual in terms of how (if at all) you have been deducting your costs of following a Gluten-Free diet. You must have a diagnosis that requires you to follow a Gluten-Free diet and your costs are potentially deductible as an itemized deduction to the extent they exceed 7.5% of your AGI. If you participate in an FSA, you may be able to pay those expenses through your plan. Check with your plan administrator.
Beginning in 2013, however, the landscape changes. You will have a higher hurdle to overcome to take the itemized deduction and you will be subject to new restrictions in the amounts that can be paid through an FSA. That's all true as of this writing. As you must certainly be aware, Health Care is a very volatile issue in Washington right now and there are many who believe that it will look very different than it does right now, by the time 2013 rolls around. Congress isn't done tinkering yet – stay tuned.
Cites to the Law
For those who want to learn more, here are some of the more relevant cites to the tax law:
* §213 of the Internal Revenue Code
* Rev Rul 55-261
* Rev Rul 76-80
* Cohen v. Commissioner, 38 TC 387
* Randolph v. Commissioner, 67 TC 481
* Fleming, TC MEMO 1980 583
* Van Kelb, TC MEMO 1978 366
* §9013(a)-(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148, 3/23/2010
* §125(i)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code as amended by 2010 Health Care Act §10902(a)
* IRS information letter 2011-0035 (3/25/2011)
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Update on Celiac tax deduction February, 2012 below
By: Howard J. Kass, CPA
I have been writing about taxpayers' ability to deduct the excess costs of following a gluten-free diet for almost 20 years, including two articles this year, which can be found at
www.zinnerco.com (search the website for "gluten free¨). Since the law surrounding one's
ability to deduct these costs has been well established, most recently in the IRS's information letter 2011-0035, this article will not discuss the applicable tax law but, rather, will focus on the practical aspects of taking the deduction.
The first step in taking the deduction is to determine your eligibility to take it. To be eligible,
you must have a documented reason to require the observance of a gluten free diet. Generally, the best documentation is a physician's diagnosis of a medical condition that must be treated by following a gluten-free diet. While a diagnosis of Celiac Disease would certainly qualify you to take the deduction, there are other conditions that can also be treated by following a gluten-free diet. A diagnosis of any of those conditions, along with a physician's prescription to follow a gluten-free diet will provide sufficient documentation of eligibility.
Before delving into the step-by-step process of taking the deduction, it may be useful to outline the overall approach. The process will look something like this:
"X Develop the overall system for tracking excess costs
o Create a database of non-gluten-free foods, with costs,
o Design a system for collecting and storing the receipts from shopping trips in
which one purchases gluten-free foods,
o Implement a system for capturing the required data from those receipts to track
the deductible portion of those costs.
"X Maintain the system to establish the amount of deductible costs
o After each shopping trip, collect the receipt,
o Record the required data from that receipt,
o Store the receipt in an easily retrievable manner
Now that we see what the overall process looks like, let¡¦s examine each of the above steps in
detail and create a practical system one may follow.
Develop the Overall System for Tracking Excess Costs
o Create a Database of Non-Gluten-Free Foods, With Costs
To know how much more you are spending on gluten-free food, you must know two
things; the cost of the gluten-free food and the cost of the non-gluten-free versions of the
same food. The fist step, then, is to develop a database of the non-gluten-free versions of
the foods you normally purchase. Sounds easy, but how do you actually do it?
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The quickest way to begin the process is to find a ready-made database of food prices
online. While it can take some time to find one, they do exist. One example is at
http://comparegroceryprices.org/. Something to keep in mind is that this database, in
particular, only compares prices at six national chains. While most readers will be able to
find at least one of these chains in their location, some will not. Local price variances
may occur that are not accounted for in a database such as this, nor will it compare prices
at local non-chain stores. Finally, one has no way of knowing how frequently a database
such as this is updated, so prices may be out of date without one knowing it.
The more tedious, but probably more accurate (and favorable) method would be to create
your own database. This would entail creating a comprehensive list of the mainstream
versions of the foods you purchase in gluten-free form, and tracking the prices of those
items at your local stores.
It is easy to see why this method would be more accurate, but why would undertaking
this task be more favorable? Building your own database gives you the opportunity to
comparison shop locally and develop a database that includes the lowest available local
prices for the mainstream products you are comparing. The lower the price of the
mainstream products that are being used, the greater the cost differential as well as the
potential tax deduction.
o Design a System for Collecting and Storing Receipts
Now that the database is built, it¡¦s time to go shopping. Before leaving, though, ask
yourself what you are going to do with your grocery receipt when you return home?
Other than recording certain information contained in that receipt, which I¡¦ll get to in a
minute, you need a system for storing that receipt (along with all the others you will
collect over a year) in a way that will allow you to easily retrieve it if you need to support
your deduction in a tax examination. We¡¦re not talking a shoe box with loose receipts
here, but, rather, a simple but organized system for collecting and maintaining these
There are many record-keeping systems available from a wide variety of sources, but one
really doesn¡¦t need anything elaborate. An easy system might be to get twelve business sized envelopes, label each with a different month of the year and collect them in a small
box, labeled, "GF Food Receipts". You can even use a shoe box for this, if you wish as
long as you use the envelopes, too. After each shopping trip, you would put the receipt in
the envelope that corresponds with the month in which the shopping trip occurred, and
keep all the envelopes in the box. No single envelope will hold an excessive number of
receipts so that if necessary, a particular receipt can be easily retrieved.
At the end of a year, put the twelve envelopes in one larger envelope, labeled, ¡§GF Food
Receipts "Tax Year 20XX". Then label twelve more envelopes for the next year and put
them in the box.
Now let's backtrack and talk about how to collect and track the data from those receipts
necessary to claim the deduction.
o Implement a System for Capturing the Required Data from Those Receipts
The receipts, by themselves, don't do much good if there is no system in place to record
and track the required information necessary to determine the amount of excess costs one
may deduct. The system I am about to illustrate is fairly simple and straightforward, and,
if maintained regularly, will not become a cumbersome part of your life that you come to
dread. So, what does the system look like?
Essentially, we are going to create a spreadsheet that lists each gluten-free item
purchased on each shopping trip you make during the year and compares its cost to the
cost of a similar, mainstream product. Over the course of the year, your list will grow as
you purchase more gluten-free food, and, at the end of the year, you will total up each of
the columns that contain dollar amounts to arrive at the amount of your deduction. A
simple example follows:
Date: 1/1/2012
Store: Whole Foods
Food Item: Whole Foods Bread
GF Price: $6.00
Non-GF Price: $1.89
Difference: $4.11
Qty: 2
Total Difference: $8.22
(Quantity x Difference)
Whole Foods
Gorilla Crunch Cereal $4.00 $2.50 $1.50 1 $1.50
1/7/2012 Kroger
EnerG Bread $6.25 $1.89 $4.36 1 $4.36
- -
12/31/2012 Total 14.08
Note, the prices shown in this example are completely fabricated and bear no relationship
to reality.
From this example, you can see that the process is not that difficult to undertake. Now,
while you can certainly track your costs with pencil and paper, I would highly
recommend using an electronic spreadsheet, such as Microsoft Excel.
If you have a computer, but don't have Microsoft Excel or Office, don't despair. There are two
very good open source (free) programs that offer almost as much functionality as Office,
including a spreadsheet that looks very much like Excel and will even read and write Excel files.
They are called OpenOffice and Libre Office. In fact, Libre Office was written by many of the
same people who developed OpenOffice.
Where can you find them? OpenOffice can be found at http://www.openoffice.org/, and Libre
Office can be found at http://www.libreoffice.org/download. It is well beyond the scope of this article to review the two programs but, having used OpenOffice myself, I can tell you that it will handle this task quite easily.
Maintain the System to Establish the Amount of Deductible Costs
Now that the system has been created and is ready to use, let's discuss the process of maintaining it in as pain-free a manner as possible.
o After Each Shopping Trip, Collect the Receipt
Are you the type of person who doesn't save receipts? Take heart that you're not alone; but, if you want to establish a system that allows you to deduct the additional costs of
following a gluten-free diet in a way that can be defended in an IRS audit, that is a habit
that must stop immediately! For this system to be successful, you must diligently collect
and save your receipts in an organized manner. I highly recommend the method I
outlined above.
o Record the Required Data from That Receipt
I strongly urge you to enter the information from your shopping receipt in the spreadsheet
described above as soon as you return home from the store. There are two reasons for
First, it will minimize the number of times you have to handle the receipt. If you enter
the information from that receipt immediately and put it into the envelope, you are done
with that receipt (forever if you are never audited).
Second, this spreadsheet is much easier to maintain on an enter-as-you-go basis than if
you save it up for weeks, months, or, perish the thought, the whole year. In fact, I can
guarantee that if you save your receipts for the year before entering them, you will give
up in frustration. If that is your plan, please don¡¦t even start. You will regret it.
Store the Receipt in an Easily Retrievable Manner
One of the inevitable facts of one's tax life is the potential for a tax audit. I have
represented many clients in tax audits over the years, and one constant that you can take
to the bank is that those taxpayers who have well organized, complete, supporting
documentation for the deductions claimed in their tax returns are far more likely to be
successful in preserving those deductions as an outcome of that audit than those who do
not. Therefore, I implore you to use the system described earlier in this article, or one
similar to it, to store and organize your grocery receipts so you may preserve your tax
deduction for observing a gluten-free diet.
A final word. Before you begin the task of creating this system or maintaining it, please make
certain that your particular tax circumstances will allow you to enjoy the benefit of taking this
deduction. I strongly urge you to read the articles mentioned in the first paragraph of this article as well as to consult with your own tax advisor. Consulting your tax advisor is something you should do before making any decision that may affect how you prepare or file your tax return. If you follow that advice alone, this will have been a worthwhile use of your time.
Howard J. Kass is the Tax Partner at Zinner & Co. LLP, a full-service
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The following websites have the most up to date, accurate and helpful information concerning Celiac and the gluten-free diet.
American Celiac Disease
Phone: 703–622–3331 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 703–622–3331 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Email: email@example.com
Internet: http://www.americanceliac.org/
American Celiac Society
Phone: 504–737–3293 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 504–737–3293 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Internet: http://www.americanceliacsociety.org/
American Dietetic Association
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com or Email: email@example.com Internet: http://www.eatright.org/
Celiac Disease Foundation
Phone: 818–990–2354 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 818–990–2354 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: 818–990–2379
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Internet: http://www.celiac.org/
Celiac Sprue Association/USA Inc.
P.O. Box 31700
Omaha, NE 68131–0700
Phone: 1–877–CSA–4CSA begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1–877–CSA–4CSA end_of_the_skype_highlighting 1-877-272-4272 - toll free)
Fax: 402–558–1347
Email: email@example.com
Internet: http://www.csaceliacs.org/
Gluten Intolerance Group of
Phone: 253–833–6655 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 253–833–6655 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: 253–833–6675
Email: email@example.com
Internet: http://www.gluten.net/
National Foundation for Celiac Awareness
Ambler, PA 19002
Phone: 215–325–1306 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 215–325–1306 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Internet: http://www.celiaccentral.org/
North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Children's Digestive Health and Nutrition Foundation
P.O. Box 6
Flourtown, PA 19031
Phone: 215–233–0808 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 215–233–0808 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: 215–233–3918
Email: email@example.com Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Internet: http://www.naspghan.org/
http://www.cdhnf.org/ -or- www.celiachealth.org
University Based Information
The Celiac
University of
Government Based Information
To meet the need for comprehensive and current information about celiac disease, the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC), a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), launched the Celiac Disease Awareness Campaign. The Awareness Campaign is the result of the combined ideas and efforts of the professional and voluntary organizations that focus on celiac disease, along with the NIDDK, the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Celiac Disease Awareness Campaign
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
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Fax: 703–738–4929
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Internet: http://www.celiac.nih.gov/
North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Gluten and Medication
Links to gluten-free pharmaceutical lists
A great source of information for gluten free drugs. This site is maintained by clinical pharmacist Steve Plogsted from
· http://www.glutenfreedrugs.com/
Other lists of gluten-free medications and vitamins
Ask the expert.
Howard J. Kass, CPA, tax partner at Zinner & Co will be on hand at the EXPO to answer celiac related tax questions.
Ask questions, taste and buy gluten-free products directly from the manufacturers. Discover what good health tastes like!
Visit http://www.clevelandgfexpo.org/ to pre-purchase your tickets for the Sunday, September 9, 2012 Gluten-free Lifestyle EXPO to learn more about celiac and the gluten-free diet and more. Tell manufacturers that you want to be able to purchase their products locally.
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One type of short-track skating race is a relay: four members on each team take turns during a grueling 37-lap contest. Unlike track relay races, there is no baton. One member simply has to touch another to switch places.
Images of the 2005 European Championships provided by the Falkirk and Stirling Short Track Skating Club
However, if you watch a race, you'll see that the skaters don't simply slap hands; instead, the incoming skater (number 51 of the German team in the example below) runs straight into the outgoing skater (number 52). As they collide, the incoming skater pushes his teammate forward.
In the example above, incoming skater 51 has m1 = 62 kg and original speed v1 = 9 m/s, while skater 52, of mass m2 = 68 kg, is moving at v2 = 6 m/s in a running start. They then collide and remain in contact for about 1.5 seconds.. During this time, skater 51 pushes as hard as he can, exerting an average force F = 150 N on his partner.
You need to arrange the order of the skaters in the relay. Who should be the final skater, and who should be penultimate? Explain your choices.
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Iranian-American businessman Siamak Namazi promoted closer ties between his two home countries for years, but now he's the latest source of conflict testing whether President Obama's nuclear deal would be the opening he and his allies hoped would lead to that goal.
News reports said Namazi, head of strategic planning at Dubai-based Crescent Petroleum, was arrested by agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in mid-October while visiting family in Iran. He would be the fourth American held by Iranian authorities. A fifth American, former FBI agent Robert Levinson, went missing in Iran in 2007, and U.S. authorities are seeking information about his fate.
News of Namazi's arrest spurred calls from lawmakers for tougher sanctions against Iran, with many reminding Obama that he had promised to push back against Tehran's bad behavior once the nuclear deal was reached. Specific proposals included listing the IRGC as a terrorist group, which the administration has resisted, and targeted sanctions against the individuals responsible for his arrest.
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Conservation Victory: Bison Herd Reintroduced to Minnesota State Park [VIDEO]
In Minnesota, 11 genetically rare female bison were reintroduced to Minneopa State Park's prairie land in huge victory for bison conservation efforts across the United States.
During the 19th century, bison numbers went from the tens of millions to just under 1,000 when conservation efforts began in the form of small herds found in Yellowstone National Park and the Bronx Zoo.
The video below holds the story of a celebratory win for a bison herd in Minnesota, recently released into the prairie land of the Minneopa State Park.
Three of the female bison released were from the Minnesota Zoo, and eight were from Blue Mound State Park near Luverne, Minnesota.
The eight taken from Blue Mounds State Park herd were genetically tested from 2011 to 2013 and were found to be overall free of any genetic material that would result from cross-breeding, making these bison rare in that less than 20,000 bison of the 500,000 count across the country is this genetically pure.
The hope for the project is that eventually the herd will grow to include 30 to 40 bison roaming the park in the prairie lands. In addition, the bison herd will help to reshape the landscape of the state park as bison once played an important role in the ecology of the Great Plains.
Their grass-grazing habit leads to an increase in prairie dog population as prairie dogs prefer shorter grass to escape from predators, and the wallowing habit of bison will lead to crater-like holes in the earth, similar to what the plains looked like centuries ago when bison roamed wild.
This side of the park in particular won't open for a few weeks to ensure that the bison have acclimated and adapted to their new home.
Overall, this is a fantastic victory for all conservation efforts and I personally can't wait to travel to see the massive bison laying happily in their muddy wallow pits.
NEXT: See the Process of Releasing Bear Cubs Back into the Wild [VIDEO]


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A friend of mine who is looking to become a member of the growing numbers of gun owners who carry concealed, asked me for advice on where to start. This got me to thinking about everything that I went through when I first started out, and the lessons I learned. (Some of them being a little pricey.) First, there are some decisions that need to be made before you buy anything. Are you going to carry Inside the Waistband (IWB) or Outside the Waistband (OWB)? What caliber of firearm? Revolver or Semi Automatic? Well, I want to make this as simple as possible so I will answer these questions, with my reasoning behind the decision, and recommend two or three "starter" kits, that should get you all of the appropriate equipment you need when starting out.
Firstly, you need to decide between a revolver and a semi auto. Revolvers have great reliability, but they do not have a large ammunition capacity, and are difficult to reload quickly. 5 or 6 shots might not be enough if you find yourself in a situation where you need to defend yourself. Semi automatic pistols have the advantage here, because they have a higher capacity, and if you need to reload, it is much easier and much quicker. So my first recommendation is to go with a semi auto. Some people might question the reliability, but a well maintained, good quality semi auto pistol should be just as reliable as any revolver.
Should you carry IWB or OWB? While there is nothing wrong with carrying OWB, it is much easier to conceal what you are carrying if you carry IWB. The only downside to this is that your clothing needs to adjust to accommodate shoving a pistol and holster down your britches. Some of you may be tempted to "Mexican carry" because of this. (Mexican Carry is slang for shoving a pistol down your pants without a holster. You see this a lot on TV and in movies. This is incredibly stupid and I don't recommend it. You run a very high risk of shooting yourself in the junk.) So, IWB it is for carrying concealed.
So now on to what type of ammunition to choose. There are literally thousands of guns to choose from. Some good. Some not so good. And in a variety of calibers from .22s up to .50 calibers. The most common for self defense are .380, 9mm, .40 S&W and .45ACP. While all of these will work perfectly well for self defense, I'm going to recommend the 9mm so that you get the most "bang for your buck." 9mm ammunition is generally the cheapest to get among all of these calibers. Some people might say that you need to use .45 ammo, since if someone is shot with it, it will separate their soul from their body. This is not true. Below is a comparison of some common calibers. You will notice that the performance is fairly even among all of the types of ammo tested.
So, while there is nothing wrong with .380, .40S&W, or .45ACP caliber ammunition, they can be significantly more expensive than 9mm, which is extremely common. The ammo that you carry should be something that has been tested and will work well. Hornady Critical Duty, Hornady Critical Defense, Speer Gold Dot, Cor-Bon DPX, and many other jacketed hollow point (JHP) rounds will work extremely well. This is not a place to skimp out. The ammo isn't that much more expensive than practice ammo, and you will be betting your life on it. You will need to fire at least a box or two through your pistol so that you are familiar with it and ensure that it works properly in your gun. (Some guns can be finicky.)
So now that we have it narrowed down to 9mm, there are still thousands of guns to choose from. So how do you choose which one would be best? Several things should be kept in mind, like the reliability of the manufacturer, how common the pistol is so that you don't have difficulty finding parts and accessories, and things like that. With that being said there are certain pistols that you should avoid at all costs. These "pistols to avoid" come from the recommendation of my friend who owns a shooting range, and sees these pistols fail on a regular basis. Do not under any circumstances bet your life on a Taurus, or Bersa. There are some of these that work great. Most of them do not. Regarding Taurus, I have heard it stated once that "they make great firearms… occasionally… and not on purpose." If you follow my recommendations, you should not have an issue. Now on to the "starter kits."
- Generic Starter Kit
Since this is a generic choice, it should work equally well for anyone. While I personally am not a fan of Glock pistols, that doesn't mean that they are not good pistols.
Pistol – Glock 19
Spare Magazine – Glock 19 Spare Magazine
Holster – CrossBreed SuperTuck Deluxe
Magazine Carrier – CrossBreed Tuckable IWB Single Mag holder.
Belt – CrossBreed Gun Belt.
- Female Friendly Starter Kit
Women sometimes have a unique circumstance in that they might not be wearing slacks or jeans, but might be wearing a skirt or dress depending on where they are or what they are doing. Some people recommend purse carry, and while there is nothing wrong with carrying in a purse, keep in mind that your purse can be taken from you. It is better to have your weapon on you than in your purse.
Pistol – Smith & Wesson M&P Shield
Spare Magazine – S&W M&P Shield Spare Magazine
Holster – FlashBang Holster
Magazine Carrier – Remora Single Mag Holder
- Southpaw Friendly Starter Kit
Being left handed sometimes creates difficulties in the firearms world. Many pistols were not designed with left handed people in mind, even as an afterthought. Some firearms manufacturers do keep us southpaws in mind though. I'm almost always a fan of those manufacturers.
Pistol – Springfield XDs
Spare Magazine – Springfield XDs Spare Magazine
Holster – Comp-Tac MTAC Minotaur
Magazine Carrier – Comp-Tac MTAC Magazine Concealment Pouch
So there you have it. My recommendations for starter kits for carrying concealed. Some of you might be wondering why I made the recommendations I did. It's because I made a lot of the wrong choices first. I have several holsters that I don't use, like a Blade-Tech, a Blackhawk Serpa, and an Uncle Mikes. I used a generic belt from Wal-mart before getting a genuine gun belt. The gun belt makes a huge difference. And test firing a handgun before you buy one kept me from getting a Sig Sauer, or a H&K. I didn't follow my own advice once and got a Sig P938. I regretted that. Before you decide on any of these, I highly recommend that you go to a shooting range that rents firearms, and try out each one before you decide. These also aren't hard and fast recommendations, and you can mix and match. Whatever you decide, please take the time to learn how to shoot, and how to defend yourself with a handgun. This doesn't mean watching a video on YouTube, but actually taking lessons from certified instructors.


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Community member redben gave Backstagers a run down of his trip to Gen Con 2014 and here it is now for all to read! Enjoy!
Another 4.15am wake-up, though this time I had The Weekender to keep me company whilst I waited for the sun to rise. I had an 8am start with Ticket to Ride, which I'd never played before and thoroughly enjoyed. I had a ticket to play Heroes of Normandie during the day, but as I'd gotten to do little more than buy the things I wanted from my Thursday trade hall visit and could play HoN back in Blighty, I returned the ticket to free up time to explore it properly.
The actual size of the hall is probably no bigger than the one Salute had this year, but it's rammed with many more stalls. Saturday also seems to be the day that gets the most visitors. It didn't make much difference in the gaming halls as they were ticketed events so people had no reason to be there if they didn't have a game. It did make the trade hall busier, but it made walking between the gaming hall and trade hall especially busy. The crowds were packed so tightly that at times you were barely moving.
One of my goals for this visit to the trade hall was to get some demos in. Companies such as Mayfair, Z-Man Games, Plaid Hat, FFG, Privateer Press, Wyrd, and Cryptozoic had good-sized dedicated demo areas. Wizards didn't maintain a presence there at all and instead booked out a lot of space in the gaming area for Magic and D&D and held those demos there, whilst Paizo had a stall and the ballroom booked out. The majority of game companies in the trade hall at least had a demo set up in their stalls so there was no end of things to try out.
I hopped straight onto a demo of Arcadia Quest at the CMoN stand. I can best describe it as a PVP Descent meets Super Dungeon Explore and I enjoyed it a lot. I also grabbed a demo of Dark Age whilst I was there. If anyone is wondering how CMoN can get so much bad press yet still churn out successful KS after successful KS then their stall is a good indication as to why. It was jammed packed with beautiful, well-presented products. Most of their games were available to demo, and the ones which weren't ready yet, such as Wrath of Kings and The Others had display cases for the minis.
The internet had been abuzz the previous day with FFG's announcement of a new Star Wars skirmish game. There were two tables set up for Imperial Assault so I took in a demo in which I played Fenn Signis. This wasn't a skirmish game, rather it was a boardgame, specifically a re-skin of Descent. I know there are two modes, campaign and skirmish, and I played one of the scenarios from the campaign, but unless skirmish mode is a radically different game that uses different minis then anyone expecting to see a proper Star Wars minis game is going to be disappointed. The minis were one-piece/pre-assembled soft plastics with integral bases, just like the Descent minis. I also queued for a few minutes to demo Winter Tales at FFG, but decided not to bother once I'd seen a few turns. It has great artwork, but if anyone knows how this is a game then answers on a postcard…
Hell Dorado and Smash Up rounded out my demos. For the former I was just taken through melee and movement and never really got a handle on it what it was supposed to be. Smash Up is card game from AEG, it's a fast-paced bit of fluff but it didn't grab me. I discovered a stall selling Mage Wars for about half the UK RRP so picked it up. I also found myself drawn to the Shadows of Esteren stand but managed to resist.
We spent the evening in the marvellous company of ghostbear, wildchevy, deltagamegirl22, and stvitusdancern at Loughmillers bar. After which there was time to head back to hotel room for a shower and change of clothes for a midnight session of Zombicide. This had seemed like a great idea a few months ago but not so much now. As it turned out we had blast. It was the only event that all three of us attended together and there were twelve players in total. We were on timed turns to keep things moving fast and we succeeded in rescuing Chuck from the prison to complete the scenario. I spent most of the game on top of a sniper tower murderising zombies. Then it was back to the hotel to try and grab a few hours of sleep ahead of the final day.
The Final Day
The final day was given over entirely to a Relic Knights tournament. For those who don't know, Relic Knights is an anime-themed skirmish game from Soda Pop Miniatures. At the time we booked the tickets we fully expected to have received our KS pledges but as anyone following the campaign will know, we've still no idea when we'll be getting them. All three of us were supposed to be playing but once it became apparent we weren't going to have our minis in time, one dropped out to do something else instead. Soda Pop offered to lend us a cadre for the tourney so armed with just a single proxied game the week before, we stumbled into the tournament with little idea as to what we were doing. We were then drawn against each other in the first round. It became a game of constant rules queries and by fluke rather than strategy, I was 5-1 ahead in VPs when time was called. That got me onto the top table and as someone dropped out after the first round, it got the other a bye.
Having had the experience of the first game behind me, the second game went a lot smoother. I rushed out into an early lead only to find that the combo of objectives available to score VPs from were very difficult for my faction to achieve, and I slowly got overhauled for an 8-6 defeat. I then self-selected myself for the bye in the final round as there were still some things I wanted to check out in the trade hall and if I played then I'd miss them. I did thoroughly enjoy the game and am looking forward to finally getting it on the table. It plays very differently from other skirmish games and it has tons of character.
We closed the weekend with a trip to Fogo de Chao, a Brazilian meatery that buried us under an avalanche of high quality cuts. It wasn't cheap, but it was well worth it. We finally got back to The Ram for lunch on the Monday where one of us picked up an Everblight Ale t-shirt, then it was the long flight home.
To accurately score my GenCon experience out of ten would require appropriating an amp from Spinal Tap. There simply isn't anything like it in the UK, and I suspect nowhere else either. From the Wednesday evening to the Sunday evening, the convention completely takes over downtown Indianapolis, which in turn is geared up specifically to it. The only time you're not at the con is when you're asleep. There is a vast amount of things to do, which means you can make it whatever you want. My preference was to try out new things, but if you wanted to spend four days without ever leaving the bubble of an established game like Magic, Pathfinder, or Warmachine, then you could do that too. You could play competitively or friendly, with new people or with old friends. If going back meant I couldn't attend any other cons or gaming events, then it wouldn't be a hard decision. Warzan, do whatever it takes to get over your fear of flying by next summer, you won't regret it.
I'll close with some comments on mini-gaming at GenCon. There are sufficient companies and events there that you can dedicate your entire convention experience to it, but by comparison to its market share, it is definitely under-represented. This is largely because the industry's dominant player refuses to engage with it beyond having a stall in the trade hall. It has always been GW's way to live in its own bubble and barely acknowledge that the outside world exists, and it has been very successful for them, but it left me wondering whether the future for GW might not best be served by engaging with the broader gaming community. I don't see that happening under the current ownership, but if it ever did get bought out by a company like Hasbro, it may well do.
One final thing, there was a lot of cosplaying going on, especially on the Saturday. I know the topic of cosplay girls on stalls is a bit of a controversial one, so I've played it safe and not written about them…
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One of the perks of my life is that I have friends all over the country and although I'd prefer them to be close by, I love an excuse to travel to visit them! For our 30th Birthday, one of my best friends, Liz and I decided to take a trip out to Colorado and each visit one of our friends that had moved away. I was out to visit Ann and she was out to visit Andrea. Together we packed one suitcase, left for Milwaukee at 2:45am (Thanks Mom and Dad for the 3am donuts and ride!) and was in Denver, Co. by 8am bright-eyed and bushy-tailed! Upon our arrival we had a few ideas of what we kind of wanted to do, but nothing much planned as a definite which can make packing a little more difficult. Here is my 'cation' series on what to pack when you go to Colorado!
After our morning of slap happiness laughter and napping in our designated nap zones (best host ever.. and best nap ever) we were ready to explore parts of the city!
In a matter of minutes you could be freezing with the sun under the clouds to sweating and roasting the minute the sun decided to show through. You can be hiking in the foothills, drive an hour and be in the snow-covered mountains. If I had to give you one piece of advice when considering what to pack for Colorado in the spring : in one word… LAYERS!! You will need shorts and pants, tank top and long-sleeved shirt, wind breaker jacket and sunscreen.
Right away Liz and I could feel the effects of altitude change. They don't call Denver 5280 for nothing being a mile above 0. One of the main issues is staying hydrated! Drink an abundance of water which means I would pack a water bottle to take with you! Of course, you can purchase one once you get there but don't wait, it makes the world of difference. Note *You will also get drunk faster than people who are already acclimated to the altitude so be prepared to be a cheap date.
I was so excited for fresh mountain air and had in my mind that the air would be so rejuvenating -I was sooo wrong! DRY! The air is gritty, dusty and dry! Pack moisturizer hand, body, and face! I would say pack a humidifier if I would think people could fit that in their suitcase, but alas, you probably can't so just drink lots and lots of water.
Now, there were some clear differences being a hiking novice like myself vs. a hiking pro that I would like to point out. I like to hike like the best of them, however, let me be clear that what I call hiking in Madison or Chicago is what Denversodians would call walking for a long time. 😉 Ann, who has climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, took Liz and I hiking and there were some clear differences in how we were dressed (also how much air we were huffing, but that's not what this blog post is about;) ) . Don't let not being totally prepared stop you because we got by just fine- I'll just point out the differences now…
Ann: Camel Back for water so she doesn't have to stop. Hiking boots for traction and rocks. She has multiple pairs, some that aren't as heavy-duty for warmer days. What you can't see is that she also has a waterproof bag with a roll of toilet paper, hand sanitizer, a knife, rope, reflector heat blanket thing, you know… those life saving survival things.
Liz and Myself: Each had a water bottle so we had no choice but to make pit stops to drink… bummer. 😉 Tennis Shoes which forced us to walk like mountain lions down the steep and rocky inclines. A snack pack which was just that- a pack for our snacks (and our cell phones).
It is safe to say in this scenario Ann would live and we would die. Although she assured us she would share so we would all live! Now that's a friend!
It would not have been a complete Denver Vacation if I would not have showed-off my skills and practiced yoga on the rocks which always makes the most sense to practice when you are one off-balance motion to your death, but alas I sacrificed and did it anyway. 😉 Props to the real yogi's who actually make this look good! This is why this blog is perfectly imperfect!
Pack your swimsuit and flip flops for the hot springs. Your silver jewelery will turn this copperish color in the water so I suggest you don't wear it. An interesting fact about Sulphur is it is supposed to be very detoxifying (similar to Epson Salts, etc) because it is all negative ions. As humans who are around phones, computers, signals, etc we have so many positive ions so the Sulphur's negative ions bond with our positive detoxifying us. This also allows us to sleep better!
I would definitely check out what sports games and concerts are happening during the time you are there because there is so much do! We hit up opening weekend of the Rockies vs. Cubs so I sported my purple shirt and Andrea lent me a Colorado Rockies baseball hat and Liz a shirt. Being a Brewer's fan I could not cheer on the Cubs so I went local! I also learned to whistle – with my fingers. For real!! I'm still practicing. We hit the capital and we went to Red Rock Amphitheatre, and not to mention all the breweries!
The trick to visiting friends, especially friends that probably have frequent out-of-town guests is to know when to rest and when to go. Know when to spend and know when to save. And above all respect and be flexible with the lifestyle and work of the people you are visiting and staying with.
What made our trip so special is that we probably hung out with a solid 10 different gals- all friends of friends, neighbors, girlfriends, etc and everyone had a ball together! I am a firm believer that like attracts like! Liz's friends posses similar amazing qualities that Liz has so no wonder I loved them all! I could not have asked for better company or a better time. The quote that sums up the trip and takes the cake for the best quote (there were a lot to compete with) :
"I cannot laugh and Parkour at the same time!"
Hopefully your trip will have as many laugh so hard you cry moments as mine did! I don't know if it is the altitude but I'm much funnier a mile in the sky. 🙂


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Jesus is our King. But who is his queen? Let's ask the Bible.
Jesus is heir to the throne of David. Who does the Bible say is queen to a king on the throne of David?
"…We are relatives of [King] Ahaziah, and we have come down to greet the families of the king and of the queen mother." ~ 2 Kings 10:13
Say to the king and to the queen mother, "Come down from your thrones…" ~ Jeremiah 13:18
This was after King Jehoiachin and the queen mother, the court officials and the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen and the artisans had gone into exile from Jerusalem. ~ Jeremiah 29:2
Queen Mary
Queens of David's throne are the mothers (not the wives!) of the kings. The mother of King Jesus is Queen Mary. This is not only Biblical, it is the historical position of the Catholic Church, the church that traces its roots back 2,000 years to Jesus Christ. Yet some Christians (mostly from churches that came into existence 1500-2000 years after Christ) disregard this Biblical and historical position and say that Mary is not the queen.
The Book Of Revelation And The Catholic Mass
The Book of Revelation is very detailed in its depiction of Mary as Queen. It should be noted that the Book of Revelation and the Catholic Mass are stunningly parallel in their themes and imagery– altars, robes, incense, and mentions of the Lamb. Another image common to Revelation and the inside of a Catholic Church is the image of Mary. She is described in detail in Chapter 12 of Revelation, and her statue is on display in Catholic churches.
Catholic Statues Are Biblical
By the way, statues are Biblical. The ark of the covenant was adorned with statues of cherubim per God's instruction.
The Lord said to Moses, "…make two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. Make one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; make the cherubim of one piece with the cover, at the two ends. The cherubim are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the cover." ~ Exodus 25:1-20
And Moses made a bronze serpent on a pole per God's instruction.
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live." So Moses made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole; and so it was, if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived. ~ Numbers 21:8-9
The Biblical prohibition on making carved images applies to the ancient practice of making gods to be worshiped. The images being worshiped in the ancient middle east were not worshiped because they represented something holy. They were worshiped because they were the holy thing itself. For example, the Hebrews did not make a golden calf to worship (Exodus 32) because it represented the sacred nature of calves. They made a golden calf to worship because the golden calf itself was god.
"This [golden calf] is your god, O Israel…" ~ Exodus 32:4
To the contrary, Christians do not worship statues. In Catholic churches, statues are the Gospel in stone, and stained glass is the Gospel in glass, and paintings are the Gospel in paint, just as the words in the Bible are the Gospel in ink. In early Christianity, literacy was far less common than it is today, so the Gospel was explained in methods that people could understand– statues, stained glass, paintings. All of these media are mere representations of the holy things they portray. They are not the holy things themselves. Therefore, they are not prohibited by the Bible.
The great irony is that non-Catholics who are quick to accuse Catholics of making graven images often have this graven image on their car.
You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on earth beneath or in the water below. ~ Exodus 20:4
And now we read about Queen Mary in the Book of Revelation.
Revelation 11:19-12:9
Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant [The ark of the Old Covenant was a wooden container carrying the word of God, the Ten Commandments. The ark of the New Covenant is a virgin carrying Word of God, Jesus Christ.]… A great and wondrous sign appeared in heaven: a woman [The woman is the ark. The "ark of the covenant" verse is the last verse in Revelation Chapter 11, and the "woman" verse is the first verse in Revelation Chapter 12. When the Bible was written, there were no chapters and verses. Chapter and verse division is very helpful in studying the Bible, but a drawback is that it can divide facts that were never meant to be divided. The imagery starts out as the ark of the covenant, and is immediately elaborated upon to be the woman. The woman is the ark of the covenant. Furthermore, this woman is multi-representational. That is, she represents not only Mary, but also Eve, Israel, and the church. For an excellent look at these representations, read Jimmy Akin's article here. But for the purpose of this article, we will focus on Mary.] clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown [royalty, the queen's crown] of twelve stars on her head. She was pregnant [carrying the Word of God, Jesus Christ] and cried out in pain as she was about to give birth. Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon [Satan] with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on his heads. His tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth [A third of all angels rebelled against God along with Lucifer]. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child the moment it was born [Did Satan's desire to devour baby Jesus become manifest in the physical world? Absolutely. Remember that in an effort to find and kill baby Jesus, King Herod "gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under…" ~ Matthew 2:16.] She [the woman who is the ark of the covenant, wearing a crown on her head] gave birth to a son, a male child [Jesus], who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. [This is the Son of God's "iron scepter" that was foretold in Psalm 2: I [God] have installed my King [Jesus] on Zion, my holy hill… You [Jesus] are my Son… Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance… You will rule them with an iron scepter… ~ Psalm 2:6-9] And her child was snatched up to God […he [Jesus] was taken up before their very eyes… when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. "Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven." ~ Acts 1:9-11] and to his throne. [Christ is seated at the right hand of God. ~ Colossians 3:1] ~ Revelation 11:19-12:5
I Will Not Refuse You
Jesus is our king, and Mary is our queen. Mary is not deity, and is therefore not worshiped. We merely ask Mary to intercede for us, to pray for us, because the heart of the king on David's throne is inclined to never refuse his mother.
[Queen Mother] Bathsheba therefore went to King Solomon… And the king rose up to meet her and bowed down to her, and sat down on his throne and had a throne set for the king's mother; so she sat at his right hand. Then she said, "I desire one small petition of you; do not refuse me."
And the king said to her, "Ask it, my mother, for I will not refuse you." ~ 1 Kings 2:19-20
Solomon and the other Davidic kings preceding Jesus were fallen human beings whose hearts were prone to sin despite their best intentions. Jesus, on the other hand, is sinless, and he follows through on his mother's requests just as he did at the wedding in Cana when she got him involved in replenishing the wine. The king will not refuse the queen mother.
The Bible is always proven true.
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Danny is my better half. He calms me down when I'm mad, he's the quiet one and I am the loud one, he's level headed and well let's just say I lose my shit rather easily. It's crazy to see how fast a year went by in our marriage! This week Danny and I will be celebrating our first marriage anniversary! After a year of marriage I've learned so many things from him and vice-versa, still learning. I thought I'd share a little of what's worked in our marriage, what we've learned and I am in no way suggesting this works for everyone.
Marriage is fun.
Being with your best friend all the time is the best! He's the first person I see when I wake up and the last person I see when I go to bed.
If there's one thing my parents have instilled in me through my life is to respect one another. Danny and I never had a fight or an argument, I'm serious. Our marriage is not perfect by any means but we really have never fought or argued; we discuss things. You're probably thinking that I'm lying but I think a fight requires both parties to be screaming or yelling at each other which we don't do; An argument is both of us going back and forth abut our differences and we don't do that. We simply discuss things. I am not saying we do not get annoyed or mad at each other but we walk away from the problem and come back to it once we, I, are calm. I can go from 0-100 real quick it may be due to my height haha. But in all seriousness, if theres one thing Danny and I don't do is speak out in anger, no matter how much we want to. It may be hard for someone like me to hold things back but my marriage is important.
I know, I know we hear this all the time but it really is super important. I am the queen of shutting down when I feel any emotion other than happiness and it really was a problem. It's not that I can't talk about it because I don't want to it's because I literally do not know how to put into words. Within the year I have learned how to communicate by writing letters to Danny. I could put my emotions on paper and really explain my feelings. It's definitely helped me with communicating verbally and I am slowly but surely getting better at it.
Which also brings me to my next point in this area; PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN! I know a lot of people think that they are listening while someone is talking while they're on their phones. They are hearing not listening, know the difference. Danny and I always make sure that we do not bring our phones out at the dining room table, when we're talking about something important or just having a normal conversation about some random stuff. Marriage is about listening and making time for one another and putting down that damn phone shouldn't be a problem.
I FUCKING HATE this word. Excuse my language but I really do! It has such negative connotation. I dislike this word because I do not think a marriage is about "compromise." Honestly, I don't feel as if I have ever given anything up for Danny. Yes, I may be less selfish but thats not because I, "Accepted something that is lower than desirable," that's just stupid. I am less selfish because there are two people now and marriage is about being selfless. I just really do not feel as if I have ever compromised anything and same goes for Danny. We've talked about this word and we just do not feel like this applies in our marriage. Marriage is about two people willing to do things for one another and not because we HAVE to but because we WANT to.
Let it go!
Take some advice from Elsa from Frozen and let it go, let it gooooo. Danny and I never lived together until we moved to Okinawa. There are things that would drive me up the wall in the beginning. He likes to take off his socks and leave them on the couch or in the living room floor. It used to just drive me crazy and make me so mad! I never went off on him I simply just spoke to him about it and I can't say he completely stopped doing it because just yesterday I found some socks but I learned that it is not that serious. I mean, I can get mad about it and pout or just pick them up and throw them in the hamper, which is much easier. There are things that I do as well that drove Danny crazy at first, such as not fully putting lids back on (it's a bad habit), but he too has learned that it will happen here and there. Trust me, you'll get through it, just breathe!
The little things, insert heart emojis.
I appreciate absolutely everything Danny does for me. I remember always hearing, "Flowers!? Oh he won't do that once you're married," but why is everyone so mad about not receiving flowers!? Danny hasn't stopped doing it, it doesn't happen as frequently as it used to but IT DOESNT MATTER. My absolute favorite thing he does is when he gets home from work and he stopped at the store he brings me my favorite chocolate or those awesome F'real shakes. Its the little things that make me me swoon over him. It just shows me he's thinking about me.
Marriage is not scary
I have had my friends who aren't married ask if marriage is hard and it really isn't. I have learned that people who are single see marriage as losing a part of yourself or everything changing and it's simply not true. I am my own person and Danny is his own person. Yes, we've picked up many things from each other but we are still individuals but also, we are one, if that makes any sense. Nobody should be scared of marriage, it's really a lovely thing. We do have our own hobbies and that's the best thing to do, have a little separation from each other. I love to write, I mean I'm not the best at it but I enjoy it hence, the blog. This is mine! Danny doesn't look at it or tell me what to do with it, I ask him for advice here and there but this is my thing. His thing is photography, I never interfere with it.
We have had an amazing 1st year and it has been nothing but fun! We are still learning but that's what life and marriage is about. He makes me so happy and I could go on and on about him and swoon about everything he does but you will be here for years trying to understand and ain't no one got time for that. I can't wait to build more years together and go on more awesome adventures. Thanks for tuning in everyone!
-J. Teg


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