"I think I knowed from the very first. I think I knowed we'd never do her. He usta like to hear about it so much I got to thinking maybe we would."

"Lennie never done it in meanness. All the time he done bad things, but he never done one of 'em mean."

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"You can’t remember nothing that happens, but you remember ever' word I say!"

GOOD GODDDD I'M SO CRUSHED 😭😭😭

The big surprise that marriage to Vincent had sprung on her was contentment. She had moments of desolation and moments of great joy, but underneath was some steady current of feeling. Misty’s propensity toward pessimism and Vincent’s toward optimism really did complement. Vincent was no less cheerful, and Misty was only slightly less judgmental, but they seemed to have formed a third person who smoothed out their edges and made life together possible and profitable. Misty excepted Vincent from the rest of human kind. He had his faults, but he was genuinely kind and true. He played fair and was generous. The difference between them was that Vincent really did believe that things worked out for the best and Misty did not.

Misty… Oh, Misty… I could see myself in you… 🥹 I love Misty and Holly so much I feel like part of the team for being able to understand these women!! #girlhood Honorable mention: Baby Juliana and Vincent (sorry Guido; do better)

and at the end, the pessimistic Misty raised her glass and drank to a truly wonderful life… 💛

True to the title, this book is only made up of the two couples’ happy moments. It contains humor and mild emotional turmoil—no big arguments or cheating!! (trust me on this) A safe romance story for those who want to have a light reading 🙂‍↕️

loving the author’s biography filled with photographs, sketches, and recipes 🥰